Example Sentences

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Although recovery efforts were under way in parts of the city, some outlying areas remained at risk as a nearby river overflowed, forcing another 500 people to evacuate on Thursday morning.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026

Plates overflowed with fried eggs, hash browns and bacon.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

Water gathered in low-lying valleys and river channels, overflowed crater rims, and rushed through canyons.

From Science Daily • Dec. 31, 2025

In Haiti, many of the victims in the storm died when a river overflowed in Petit-Goave.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025

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

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