overcrowding

Example Sentences

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While a transfer may be a slight inconvenience for usual commuters, it may cause large problems in mass events like the World Cup where risk of overcrowding and crush are at their highest.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

They suffer from overcrowding and residents complain of underfunding, leading to poor facilities and bad infrastructure.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Paris museums like the Louvre and Musée d’Orsay are experiencing significant overcrowding, prompting recommendations for alternative, less-visited sites.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

This in turn has led to "overcrowding", forcing some bears to stray out of the mountains -- which make up around 80 percent of Japan -- towards areas inhabited by humans, experts say.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Renewable resources, subsurface dwellings, artificial islands, and all without there ever being any less green or a sense of overcrowding.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman