overflowing
Example Sentences
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Customers are overflowing the gym’s official group chats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Hold back a little of the white if necessary to prevent it from overflowing.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
"By reusing plastic waste that is already in Hawaii, we can reduce the environmental and economic impacts of transporting waste plastics from the islands, incinerating it or dumping it in Hawaii's overflowing landfills."
From Science Daily ● Jun. 28, 2026
An overflowing duffle bag of tennis balls sat by the front door, the only chaos in a tidy house.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
The reek rose from rotting corpses lying in shallow graves, from overflowing latrines, and from the stale sweat of men who had not enjoyed the luxury of a bath for weeks.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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