overgrown

Example Sentences

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In September 2025, the Shrine Pool could have been an overgrown hiking trail.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

For example, in the early 1990s, he and his colleagues examined standard recommendations for conserving reed beds—important habitats for birds that become overgrown with trees over time.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

The garden was overgrown and the kitchen smelled musty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

A market dip is a prime opportunity to shave back overgrown allocations at a lower tax cost.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

The yard, overgrown and long neglected, stretched out behind the house to a large tree, and beyond that to woods.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt