overflow

Example Sentences

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Heavy rain in recent weeks caused sewage systems to overflow in crowded tent camps.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

In addition, Calpers maintains investment authority over a so-called overflow fund.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Their findings suggest that inside lysosomes, this channel acts like an overflow valve, preventing the environment from becoming too acidic.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

Municipal meetings overflow with complaints, and local officials do what they can to push back.

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2026

It may be that only the last three cups overflow, or only the fourth, fifth, and ninth cups, and so on.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos