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

Slurry entered the stream after a pump on a concrete tank's overflow pipe failed.

From BBC • May 5, 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

The cemetery, too, starts to overflow, and so bodies must be burned.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Carts hold tiers of pastries frosted in rose-petal pinks and pearly whites and apple reds, flutes overflow with jewel-tone liquids, and sugar-dusted strawberries and pomegranates sit in glass bowls.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton