overfilled

Example Sentences

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He told the BBC there had been "a mixture of some chemicals within the systems" of the pool, which had been overfilled.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2025

But after the visit, they would “go right back to overfilled pods and lack of staff and equipment to handle the situation.”

From Washington Times • May 5, 2023

“Our emergency departments are overfilled and we have patients in every bed. Now an ominous question looms: Will you be able to get care from your local community hospital without delay? Today, that is uncertain.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2021

Feelings — big, sloppy, mixed, unedited, self-incriminating feelings — slosh out of them like the contents of overfilled, foaming beer mugs on a wobbly tray.

From New York Times • Jun. 28, 2020

And right then, my heart almost overfilled with happiness.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan