Example Sentences

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For those who remain, the river at the heart of the region’s economy is fouled with debris and toxic chemicals, and has overflowed sewers and contaminated drinking water systems.

From New York Times • Jun. 12, 2023

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

Two children and a man drowned Monday in Chuong My district, a suburb of Hanoi, where water has overflowed one bank of the Bui River and engulfed several villages, the officials said.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 31, 2018

This isn’t like the other times my magic has overflowed.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston