overflow
Example Sentences
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Passing by on a random weeknight, one might see an overflow of patrons spilling onto Vermont Avenue, as the shop regularly hosts authors to discuss their new books.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
Heavy rain in recent weeks caused sewage systems to overflow in crowded tent camps.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
The cemetery, too, starts to overflow, and so bodies must be burned.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Their findings suggest that inside lysosomes, this channel acts like an overflow valve, preventing the environment from becoming too acidic.
From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026
There’s now a huge mound of medicine that is slowly starting to overflow.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
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