overgrown
Example Sentences
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They are often "outdated, too narrow, overgrown with vegetation and buckled by tree roots", complained Lisa Feitsch of the cycling association ADFC.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
The housework piled up, the yard is overgrown, her expenses have risen and she can’t keep up with her health now that he is gone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
The dogs’ sleeping quarters are modeled after the park’s Pirates of the Caribbean ride, with its fort-like corridors made of sun-dried brick, the walls strewn with overgrown jungle vines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
By the time Det Con Ryan came across it, it was partially obscured by overgrown hedges and long grass.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Whoever it was, I knew they were buried in that place, but it was so overgrown I could hardly see the names on the stones, and it was getting dark besides.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
