overflow
Example Sentences
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Water gathered in low-lying valleys and river channels, overflowed crater rims, and rushed through canyons.
From Science Daily
The crew needed a watertight soundstage for that scene, so they savvily constructed the set in the school’s empty pool, where overflowing water would not be an issue.
From MarketWatch
Comment sections overflow with exclamation points and emojis, the emotion palpable through the screen.
From Los Angeles Times
Now, some of the reservoirs that collect the fluids are overflowing—and the producers keep injecting more.
Beneath them, dozens of boxes, overflowing with clothes, shoes and toys, lay scattered across the pavement.
From Los Angeles Times
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