have overflowed
- present perfect of overflow.
Example Sentences
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As U.N.-run shelters have overflowed, many have been forced to sleep on the streets outside in cold, rainy weather.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2023
As shelters have overflowed, people have been forced to sleep on the streets outside, even as winter rains have pelted the coastal enclave in recent days.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 21, 2023
Several rivers have overflowed, and more rain is expected.
From NewsForKids.net ● Oct. 19, 2022
Quarantine facilities and hospitals have overflowed with people who tested positive, who must be confined in such facilities even if asymptomatic.
From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2022
Her chief difficulty was to prevent them coming in such numbers as would have overflowed the garden altogether.
From The Garret and the Garden by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
