overrun

Example Sentences

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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

Those two programs essentially act as cost overrun insurance, she argued, because they give developers like utilities financial cushions on their projects.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

The streets are uprooted, green with wild plants, overrun with wild animals.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon