overrun
Example Sentences
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Mr. Trump is frustrated that his Administration’s criminal investigation into Mr. Powell over a cost overrun on a Fed building renovation is backfiring in a big way.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Because you are in an environment that is now suddenly overrun with a tremendous amount of A.I., and I worry about critical thinking skills.
From Slate • Mar. 22, 2026
I came back and my entire house was overrun by mice.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026
The taoiseach said "Europe is still a very good place to live", adding that Europe was sometimes "characterised wrongly in terms of it being overrun".
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
The book was about, among other things, a massive religious movement—a reawakening of sorts—that occurred simultaneously with the opening of all these microscopic doors that allowed visitors from space to overrun the earth.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
Vocabulary lists containing overrun
Background on Pearl Harbor
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Unit 5, Week 5
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: over-
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