overflow

Example Sentences

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Their findings suggest that inside lysosomes, this channel acts like an overflow valve, preventing the environment from becoming too acidic.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

The ground is still wet from the storm last weekend, Parker said, making it hard for the new rain to be absorbed into the ground and causing streams to overflow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Municipal meetings overflow with complaints, and local officials do what they can to push back.

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2026

Throughout the dispute, the council has employed agency workers to collect household waste, but at times, piles of rubbish have grown on pavements and street corners while many bins overflow.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

An hour passed before we finally tied Mom’s paintings on the top of the car, shoved whatever would fit into the trunk, and piled the overflow on the backseat and the car floor.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls