Example Sentences

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"There is no infrastructure to dispose of these massive amounts of textile waste, and official dump sites have been overflowing for years," environmental organisation Greenpeace says.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

With no workers left, heaps of trash have been overflowing from public bins and dump yards on to the streets, inconveniencing residents.

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2025

Footage from Izmir also showed sea levels rising, with high waves crashing along the shores of the Aegean city, while roads appeared to have been overflowing with water.

From Reuters • Nov. 29, 2021

Since my Friend deserted me, my eyes have been overflowing with tears.

From The Renascence of Hebrew Literature (1743-1885) by Slouschz, Nahum

However, such as they are, they have been overflowing drops from the somewhat bitter cup of my existence.'

From Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume I by Fuller, Margaret