overflow

Example Sentences

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I roll up the dirty diaper and stuff it in the overflowing diaper pail.

From Literature

Our fields overflowing with vegetables that feed us through the year, the gentle clucking of the hens.

From Literature

But the version of Italian cuisine most Americans reach for in winter — heavy on red sauce, overflowing plates, indulgence as comfort — is only a narrow slice of a far deeper, more practical tradition.

From Salon

Others lounge on spotty lawns near overflowing trash cans.

From Los Angeles Times

A crowd of CEOs, diplomats, media bigwigs and celebrities from all over the world poured through the entryways like a stream overflowing its banks.

From The Wall Street Journal