Example Sentences

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After three days of rain, the dam collapsed in May 2020, releasing a torrent that overtopped the downstream Sanford Dam and flooded the city of Midland.

From Washington Times • Sep. 8, 2023

Early on Saturday, officials said that water had overtopped a dam in the central North Chungcheong province.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2023

Dams that are small and located in rural areas may cause less damage if they are overtopped or fail.

From Scientific American • Jul. 13, 2023

Yet I still hold the downed trees, the homes swept away, the overtopped rivers in my head and in my body.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2023

But the second wave easily overtopped a flood barrier and swamped all six.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland