overfilling

Example Sentences

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Be sure to keep your fridge around 35-38 degrees F, and avoid overfilling to allow for sufficient airflow, which removes moisture and prevents mold growth, Lambertini advises.

From National Geographic • Nov. 10, 2023

Avoid overfilling the washing machine, stick to low temperatures and handwash your delicates.

From The Guardian • Jan. 12, 2020

I cannot let the gloom of his guilt grow here, mutating into something grotesque and overfilling the space in my memories where happier times ought to be.

From Nature • Jun. 4, 2019

If you use the kit, Hickey recommends cleaning the countertop with rubbing alcohol, then slightly overfilling a divot with the resin and shining the light on it.

From Washington Post • Feb. 23, 2018

She flooded into my present, and only tact kept me from burying my face in the dirty laundry overfilling the hamper by her dresser.

From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green