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'overflow' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'overflow' with 8 example sentences.


overflow noun

: a large flow

: the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity

overflow verb

: flow or run over (a limit or brim)

: overflow with a certain feeling


  • The river overflowed its banks and flooded the fields around it.
  • One drop makes the glass overflow.
  • He wasn't exactly overflowing with enthusiasm.
  • The streets were overflowing with young couples.
  • The bathtub overflowed while she was talking on the phone.
  • The cupboards were overflowing with the accumulated debris of several years.
  • The stadium was overflowing with people.
  • The book's blurbs overflow with superlatives.
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