overpopulated

Example Sentences

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And the human species is way overpopulated, about four times overpopulated now.

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2024

Instead of moving 90,000 residents out of the overpopulated district and into the underpopulated one, the state swapped more than 50,000 residents into the overpopulated district and moved 140,000 residents out of it.

From Slate • Oct. 11, 2023

The solution to overpopulated and understaffed jails is not locking up people who shouldn’t be locked up, she said.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2023

"Ours is an overpopulated country and our people are already suffering."

From BBC • May 15, 2023

I was sure the request would be something utterly fantastic and for a moment I was sorry I'd ever set foot upon his overpopulated lawn.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald