Example Sentences

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"It's also possible that our major river basins will overflow."

From Barron's • Nov. 8, 2025

Residents in Kontias were asked to evacuate their homes as there is a fear that the dam will overflow.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2024

“The riverbank will overflow and sweep people away when it is angry,” Abimbola said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2022

“Storm drains will overflow, and many sea walls and docks will be overtopped,” Monroe County Emergency Management said.

From Scientific American • Nov. 10, 2020

If 20 percent of all sodas dispensed by a vending machine overflow their cups, what is the probability that exactly three of the next ten will overflow? at most, three?

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos