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

On Saturday, the Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. signaled it too was slowing production so tanks didn’t overflow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

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

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2026

Residents are being evacuated in trucks and horse-drawn carriages as overflow from the Loukkos River floods a neighbourhood in northern Morocco.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

I felt an overflow of fondness for the lizard, as Noah must have for the dove.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri