overflow
verb (used without object)
to flow or run over, as rivers or water.
had overflowed
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past perfectof overflow.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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After months of investigation, Drizit Environmental, a South African firm contracted by Sino Metals, concluded that 1.5 million tons of toxic waste had overflowed into the Kafue valley, 30 times what the company had said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025
So early the next morning when her foot hit the water lapping the bottom of her wooden bed frame, Thies' first thought was that the toilet had overflowed.
From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2023
Mr Hamilton said toilets had overflowed and sewage and bath water had flooded the properties, some of which suffered leaks through the ceilings.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2023
Hussein said when asked about clean water, recounting how the toilet in her tent had overflowed countless times.
From Reuters ● Oct. 21, 2022
It had overflowed so that the fringe of poplar trees on its banks stood deep in water, and the cornfields were transformed into endless lakes.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
