overflow
verb (used without object)
to flow or run over, as rivers or water.
has overflowed
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present perfectof overflow (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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“It seems like the entire Indus River has overflowed across Sindh,” he told Geo News, a television news broadcaster in Pakistan.
From New York Times ● Aug. 28, 2022
More than 4,000 people have died in Hong Kong this year in an outbreak that has overflowed hospitals and morgues and shuttered many stores and restaurants.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 17, 2022
In response, social media has overflowed with paeans to Black women.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 6, 2021
“It’s dramatic to see how the river has overflowed and the sea has traveled kilometers inland.”
From Reuters ● Jan. 22, 2020
Every time my magic has overflowed into illusions, he’s been right there.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
