overflow
Example Sentences
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Every December, my inbox overflows with cookbook news: what was a hit this year, what’s coming next.
From Salon
“I am absolutely overflowing with love and gratitude and disbelief,” she added.
From Los Angeles Times
It was temporarily re-opened to help deal with the overflow of cases from Guildford 40 miles away - and its future remains uncertain, despite the backlogs.
From BBC
Human waste spilled out of the overflowing communal latrines near Nyariaka’s house and into the fetid water filling the culverts.
From Salon
“There are pools of water everywhere, sewage overflowing,” Khalaf, 29 years old, said.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
