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

On Aug. 15, a worker overfilled a leachate storage tank, causing 3,000 gallons of rancid liquid waste to spill.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2024

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

It’s the one room in this otherwise impeccably hung exhibition that feels overfilled.

From New York Times • Mar. 5, 2020

The air is wavery, filled with light, overfilled; I can hear the pressure of it against my eyes.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood