overflow

Example Sentences

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And I think that free speech culture isn’t just an overflow of the First Amendment.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

The less fortunate sat on the floor in an overflow room.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Passing by on a random weeknight, one might see an overflow of patrons spilling onto Vermont Avenue, as the shop regularly hosts authors to discuss their new books.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

"So the boats overflow and over-spill sediment, propellers churn sediment up on the lake bed and there's run-off from the storage yards."

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

That year the rains had come so gently that the Salinas River did not overflow.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck