overfilled
Example Sentences
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In one deafening and dangerous laboratory mishap, a glass tube that was overfilled with gas exploded.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Fire service group manager David Diggins told the BBC there had been "a mixture of some chemicals within the systems" of the pool, which had been overfilled.
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2025
But after the visit, they would “go right back to overfilled pods and lack of staff and equipment to handle the situation.”
From Washington Times ● May 5, 2023
He died a hero when his plane overfilled with aid en route to earthquake victims in Nicaragua crashed off the coast of Puerto Rico on New Year’s Eve 1972.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2020
Harris overfilled his cup, spilling coffee on the counter, which he did not clean up.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
