overfilled

Example Sentences

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"The criminal statutes cited in this case are pretty broad and could apply to millions of people who don't file a return for one reason or another... prisons could, theoretically, be overfilled with tax criminals."

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2023

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

That could hit manufacturing and retail, as consumers contemplate their overfilled closets.

From New York Times • May 17, 2022

“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

The man started to tell the story that Baker Abbas was once a poor son of New Jolfa with a heart overfilled with kindness.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri