Overflowed is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Overflowed meaning
simple past and past participle of overflow
Using Overflowed
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of overflow
- In the example corpus, overflowed often appears in combinations such as: river overflowed, overflowed with, overflowed the.
Context around Overflowed
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 8 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Overflowed
- In this selection, "overflowed" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, accumulator, canals, apparently, due, forcing and onto stand out and add context to how "overflowed" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include gate accumulator overflowed on the and activities and overflowed during heavy. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "overflowed" sits close to words such as aas, abaco and abramovich, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with overflowed
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
City hall overflowed with ceasefire supporters on January 8, 2024. (10 words)
He had five huge bags of birdseed, so large they overflowed the shopping cart. (14 words)
By this time, the pouch on her catheter had overflowed and her wound was bleeding. (15 words)
Mayor of Saint-Paul de Vence files complaint – Meanwhile, the mayor of Saint-Paul-de-Vence in the Alpes Maritimes, has filed a complaint and is demanding answers as to why a wave of water with a very unpleasant smell, overflowed into the river Malvan. (45 words)
In 1989, she was an outspoken supporter of the Czechoslovakian opposition leader ; her performance in Bratislava has been cited as the “last drop” in the cup that overflowed into the Velvet Revolution, which peacefully overthrew communism in the country. (39 words)
In Mindanao, more than 4,000 people in 17 villages of Tulunan, Cotabato province, were displaced by floods, as rivers, creeks and irrigation canals overflowed due to heavy rains this week. (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
The long gate accumulator overflowed on the 256th count and the short gate accumulator overflowed on the 65,536th count.
He had five huge bags of birdseed, so large they overflowed the shopping cart.
In Mindanao, more than 4,000 people in 17 villages of Tulunan, Cotabato province, were displaced by floods, as rivers, creeks and irrigation canals overflowed due to heavy rains this week.
River Ankobra in Gwira has been damed for galamsey activities and overflowed during heavy rains, causing huge flooding in the area, Nana Afriwa told the Ghanaian Times.
The guess turned out to be accurate as the huge mounds of snow piled up near the house had apparently overflowed against the house, blocking a furnace vent along the foundation.
U.N.-run shelters housing more than 1 million displaced have overflowed, with many sleeping outside in cold, rainy weather.
We can’t have people parking on our street,” said Janet Stanley, adding that she was concerned about safety if the parking lot overflowed.
As an Australian Jew, I can attest to how my inbox overflowed with invitations to talks, discussions and opportunities to support the Voice to Parliament last year.
City hall overflowed with ceasefire supporters on January 8, 2024.
Flooded fields and roads after the River Trent overflowed its banks during Storm Henk in January.
He said that large swathes of paddy-fields and plantations were inundated, while, fish ponds overflowed.
In 1989, she was an outspoken supporter of the Czechoslovakian opposition leader ; her performance in Bratislava has been cited as the “last drop” in the cup that overflowed into the Velvet Revolution, which peacefully overthrew communism in the country.
London’s fire service said it had to escort around 50 people to safety late on Thursday after a canal in the east of the capital overflowed.
Mayor of Saint-Paul de Vence files complaint – Meanwhile, the mayor of Saint-Paul-de-Vence in the Alpes Maritimes, has filed a complaint and is demanding answers as to why a wave of water with a very unpleasant smell, overflowed into the river Malvan.
The Joman River and Gusan Stream in Gimhae overflowed, forcing the evacuation of around 70 residents.
As water from the Gandak river overflowed, the railway tracks near Hayaghat station were affected, and the rail connectivity between Darbhanga and Samastipur has been snapped.
By this time, the pouch on her catheter had overflowed and her wound was bleeding.
In 2014, raw sewage overflowed from a ruptured sewer pipe for more than 30 hours, polluting Valley Creek in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
In 2018, Hurricane Florence overflowed the factory farm “lagoons” where hazardous hog waste piles up, poisoning farmland and waterways.
In downtown Georgetown, the canal along Avenue of the Republic has overflowed onto the roadways.
Common combinations with overflowed
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: