overflow

Example Sentences

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Heavily supported by states with budgets overflowing with oil dollars, the Gulf hubs offer very competitive cost bases.

From Barron's

Farmers are supposed to have adequate slurry storage to prevent animal welfare issues and any pollution risks due to potential overflowing.

From BBC

Streets in the commercial district lie strewn with debris after the Uba River overflows, collapsing a bridge and several buildings.

From Barron's

If your remaining work overflows into the weekend, try to keep it to a single day, so that you get at least one completely work-free day to recharge before returning to your big project.

From The Wall Street Journal

The miller’s eyes were now overflowing with an insatiable greed.

From Literature