Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, the government's domestic in-tray is overflowing, and some decisions are already overdue.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

We are only one week into 2026, and already the execrable nature of 2025 is overflowing into the new year.

From Salon • Jan. 8, 2026

More broadly, a life given to different types of work—including the work of raising a family—can be one in which the cup is overflowing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

PRS is overflowing with both esoteric and Hollywood history.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025

There’s a big patio strung with Christmas lights and rainbow banners, and even though the patio’s empty, the parking lot is overflowing.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli