overflow
verb (used without object)
to flow or run over, as rivers or water.
overflows
Example Sentences
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Because I’m a stranger who people regularly turn to for financial help, my inbox typically overflows with general questions like the one above.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
The background jar stands alone, while the piece in the foreground overflows with a rainbow of plants, flowers, fruit, chamoy candies, gummies and a single real butterfly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
Retrofitting the warehouse for immigration detention would create construction sediment that would run into nearby waterways, Maryland’s lawsuit argued, and housing hundreds of people there would strain the water supply and create sewage overflows.
From Slate ● Apr. 27, 2026
Water UK pointed to the efforts of one company, United Utilities, who upgraded more than 400 storm overflows in its patch and Yorkshire Water, which had upgraded around 100 in the last few years.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
The sick fluid of adolescent despair that runs through her veins overflows again into mine.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
