overgrown
Example Sentences
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"Across the country, we've watched preventable conditions -- overgrown stands, insect outbreaks and disease -- turn healthy landscapes into tinderboxes," she said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
"I got involved two years ago and the site was completely overgrown," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
The property is reachable by narrow roads hemmed in by overgrown trees, but its remoteness is an illusion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
In September 2025, the Shrine Pool could have been an overgrown hiking trail.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
Now this lake, like all the industry-plundered Great Lakes, was poison, and a tall fence blocked it off from the overgrown streets.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
