overfilled
Example Sentences
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"The criminal statutes cited in this case are pretty broad and could apply to millions of people who don't file a return for one reason or another... prisons could, theoretically, be overfilled with tax criminals."
From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2023
But after the visit, they would “go right back to overfilled pods and lack of staff and equipment to handle the situation.”
From Washington Times ● May 5, 2023
That could hit manufacturing and retail, as consumers contemplate their overfilled closets.
From New York Times ● May 17, 2022
He died a hero when his plane overfilled with aid en route to earthquake victims in Nicaragua crashed off the coast of Puerto Rico on New Year’s Eve 1972.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2020
Because at that moment, as I turned to go down the hall toward the Dungeon of Deadly Dullness that I was sure awaited me in Room 130 of that school, I was overfilled with misery.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
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