overcrowded
Example Sentences
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The station floors -- packed with people taking their pets, tents, air mattresses, prams and cots -- have become overcrowded.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
The prison is referred to as "overcrowded, with a record of poor performance over many years"
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
But in an overcrowded capital where the lack of "green spaces is particularly acute, further intensifies population concentration," she explains.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
Hochman said the modified mental health diversion law is a “rebalancing” of the scales in California after years of attempts to lower the state’s overcrowded jail populations affected public safety.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
Below, on the overcrowded sidewalks, more than two and a half million people, armed with beach chairs, picnic baskets, and thermoses, solemnly watched hundreds of floats pass by.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
Vocabulary lists containing overcrowded
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: over-
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over (above, too much)
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