Example Sentences

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People living in the flats said there had been overflowing gutters, dead rats, damp, and rotting and broken fences.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2024

Her husband, David Nystrom, told local television in San Diego that the cruise ship’s dispensary had been overflowing with sick patients for a week.

From The Guardian • Apr. 9, 2020

It’s amazing how one game can alter the outlook of a Seahawks season that had been overflowing with doom piled on top of gloom.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 24, 2018

He pointed out that Twitter had been "overflowing with discommoded Labour party supporters" who had sealed off their letterboxes to avoid receiving the Sun's free issue.

From The Guardian • Jun. 13, 2014

He crumpled the pleated paper cups that had been overflowing with cole slaw and fired them into the crate.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison