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Overflowing is an English word with synonyms like flooding or swollen. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Overflowing in a sentence

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Overflowing | Overflow | Overflows | Overflowed

Overflowing meaning

overflow

Synonyms of Overflowing

flooding in flood swollen high afloat awash flooded inundated full

Related words

Other words often associated with Overflowing or its synonyms:

adrift waterborne replete chockablock elation egotistical undirected brimful eminent bloated expanded directionless

Using Overflowing

  • The main meaning on this page is: overflow
  • Useful related words include: flooding, in flood, swollen, high.
  • In the example corpus, overflowing often appears in combinations such as: overflowing with, are overflowing, is overflowing.

Context around Overflowing

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 5 middle, 12 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

traditions 1× indicates 1× baskets 1× reception 1× locations 1× table 1× stadium 1× nearly 1×

Often after:

high 1× enclosure 1× bins 1×

Sentence patterns with Overflowing

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a stadium overflowing with fans 1× and traditions overflowing during cooking 1× baskets overflowing with fruit 1× brim and overflowing 1× buses are overflowing with food 1× chamber was overflowing on a 1× escape its overflowing enclosure 1× following the overflowing of a 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

an aerial view 1× and may i 1× arroyo would go 1× at central park 1× baskets overflowing with 1× corridors of buses 1×

Common sentence endings:

brim and overflowing 1× for their team 1× fountain style glasses 1× high risk situations 1× inside jordan market 1× into the street 1×

Words around Overflowing

Just before it in the word index:

overflowed 54 overflow 296 overflights 36 overflight 29 overfitting 3 overfit 2

Just after it in the word index:

overflown 3 overflows 106 overfly 5 overflying 2 overfull 2 overfunded 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

abel 217 adjective 217 arvind 217 biographical 217 boldly 217 bridgewater 217

Corpus analysis for Overflowing

  • In this selection, "overflowing" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 21.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, traditions, indicates, baskets, high, enclosure and bins stand out and add context to how "overflowing" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a stadium overflowing with fans and and traditions overflowing during cooking. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "overflowing" sits close to words such as abel, adjective and arvind, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with overflowing

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Baskets overflowing with fruit inside Jordan Market. (7 words)

Corridors of buses are overflowing with food that has been served for days. (13 words)

Despite some mixed reception, overflowing with positives that effectively outweigh its debatable flaws. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

And may I appeal to the students who accept our hospitality to please take your litter home with you or find a litter bin that isn’t sadly already overflowing into the street. (33 words)

He should be a happy man too on Saturday night as his team forced the Blasters to a 1-1 draw in a stadium overflowing with fans roaring for their team. (31 words)

Now three months on, the change in bin collections, which saw waste and recycling being emptied on alternate weeks has seen dozens of reports of overflowing bins, collection issues and pests. (31 words)

Example sentences (20)

Festivals and traditions Overflowing during cooking of Pongal indicates overflowing of joy and prosperity.

An aerial view shows partially submerged cars and buildings at a flooded area following the overflowing of a river, in the centre of Lugo, near Ravenna, Italy.

And may I appeal to the students who accept our hospitality to please take your litter home with you or find a litter bin that isn’t sadly already overflowing into the street.

Arroyo would go to overflowing, high-kill shelters picking up dogs in line to get euthanized and dogs in high-risk situations.

At Central Park Zoo, flooding allowed a sea lion to temporarily escape its overflowing enclosure.

Baskets overflowing with fruit inside Jordan Market.

Because this is a luncheonette, there are milkshakes, made with ice cream from Adirondack Creamery (chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, pistachio) and overflowing from tall soda-fountain-style glasses.

Corridors of buses are overflowing with food that has been served for days.

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Despite some mixed reception, overflowing with positives that effectively outweigh its debatable flaws.

Every island is a distinctive hand-crafted sandbox where adventures await, from locations overflowing with cursed soul magic to tropical beaches and bustling pirate shanty towns.

Filipowski was scoreless on the day, 0-of-5 from the floor, with five turnovers, so he may not have been overflowing with confidence.

For the performance which took place in outside in downtown L.A., most of the group sat at a long table overflowing with food, mirroring the Last Supper.

He has a deadly serious demeanor combined with a mixture of classic one-liners that makes him a multifaceted character who is overflowing with charisma.

He should be a happy man too on Saturday night as his team forced the Blasters to a 1-1 draw in a stadium overflowing with fans roaring for their team.

However, the Region also has to move some of the wastewater from the site regularly to prevent the lagoons from overflowing.

If you grew up in this era, is nostalgia-filled to the brim and overflowing.

More than 50 people attended the meeting Tuesday, nearly overflowing the council chambers.

Now three months on, the change in bin collections, which saw waste and recycling being emptied on alternate weeks has seen dozens of reports of overflowing bins, collection issues and pests.

Questions have been raised about how the sewage chamber was overflowing on a Saturday which is a holiday for the municipal staff.

The dam's water levels had gotten so high it was at risk of overflowing.

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Common combinations with overflowing

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "overflowing" in a sentence?
An example: "Festivals and traditions Overflowing during cooking of Pongal indicates overflowing of joy and prosperity." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "overflowing" from authentic English texts.
What does "overflowing" mean?
Overflowing means: overflow
What are synonyms of "overflowing"?
Common synonyms of "overflowing" include: flooding, in flood, swollen, high, afloat, awash, flooded, inundated. Plus 1 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "overflowing" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "overflowing", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.