On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Overgrowth. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as gigantism or hypertrophy and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Overgrowth meaning
- A usually abundant, luxuriant growth over or on something else.
- A tangle of growth occurring at the top of trees involving vines and branches, common in jungles.
Synonyms of Overgrowth
Using Overgrowth
- The main meaning on this page is: A usually abundant, luxuriant growth over or on something else. | A usually abundant, luxuriant growth over or on something else. | A tangle of growth occurring at the top of trees involving vines and branches, common in jungles.
- Useful related words include: giantism, gigantism, hypertrophy, profusion.
- In the example corpus, overgrowth often appears in combinations such as: overgrowth of, and overgrowth, bacterial overgrowth.
Context around Overgrowth
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 15 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Overgrowth
- In this selection, "overgrowth" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, bacterial, wild, candida, prevention, comes and areas stand out and add context to how "overgrowth" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and bacterial overgrowth prevention provides and avoiding bacterial overgrowth. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "overgrowth" sits close to words such as abra, accies and accommodative, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with overgrowth
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The overgrowth comes from runoff of lawn chemicals, not pesticides. (10 words)
The antibiotics treat the bacterial overgrowth but not the underlying cause. (11 words)
This equipment will help the volunteers control overgrowth around the River Irwell. (12 words)
An increased pH of the vagina (with a commonly used cut-off of pH 4.5 or higher) can be caused by bacterial overgrowth, as occurs in bacterial vaginosis and trichomoniasis, or rupture of membranes in pregnancy. (37 words)
The ordinance was drafted after multiple sites in areas of San Clemente’s open space and overgrowth areas where used propane tanks, mobile barbecues and other devices likely used by homeless or transient people were found. (36 words)
Now, after creating historical documents and health and safety documents and with permission from Liverpool Parish Church, Jonathon is beginning to remove the ivy and overgrowth from each gravestone, in partnership with Rice Lane Farm. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
However, John said he has been left ‘heartbroken’ after overgrowth has left the lake hidden behind the weeds, and the path to June’s grave has become a tripping hazard for him.
The antibiotics treat the bacterial overgrowth but not the underlying cause.
Concerns were voiced in regards to paths in the town not being maintained, struggling with overgrowth and needing improvement.
Now, after creating historical documents and health and safety documents and with permission from Liverpool Parish Church, Jonathon is beginning to remove the ivy and overgrowth from each gravestone, in partnership with Rice Lane Farm.
PurDentix directly targets dangerous bacteria, bolstering the integrity of your enamel and avoiding bacterial overgrowth.
PurDentix, focusing on enamel strengthening and bacterial overgrowth prevention, provides a holistic solution for improving oral health.
She disdains probiotics (acidic bacteria), instead preferring pure turpentine to control candida overgrowth in the gut resulting from taking prescribed antibiotics.
The Department of Environmental Protection sells the wood from dead and diseased trees, and overgrowth from the more than 200,000 acres of property.
The overgrowth comes from runoff of lawn chemicals, not pesticides.
The process will include bringing in professional landscapers to clear out the severe overgrowth of the grounds, as well as repairing and replacing some of the damaged ancient stones.
This equipment will help the volunteers control overgrowth around the River Irwell.
Old headstones lie among the weeds, roots, vines and overgrowth in the Wilkins Cemetery as volunteers work to it clean up in the background.
If it smells terrible, and there’s an increased vaginal discharge as well, it could be because of an infection called ‘bacterial vaginosis’ — an overgrowth of bacteria present in the vagina.
He organized the cutting back of weeds and overgrowth as well as removing fallen limbs and trees.
He wanted to get a house with room for wild overgrowth so he could get his own hive.
The ordinance was drafted after multiple sites in areas of San Clemente’s open space and overgrowth areas where used propane tanks, mobile barbecues and other devices likely used by homeless or transient people were found.
Vulvovaginal candidiasis infection - caused by the overgrowth of the fungus Candida - causes itching, irritation, discharge, soreness and damage to the skin.
When they moved to a house with wild overgrowth and Lloyd got his beehive, Mary came out one afternoon to find Lloyd flat on the ground, blue in the face, spittle streaming down his chin.
An increased pH of the vagina (with a commonly used cut-off of pH 4.5 or higher) can be caused by bacterial overgrowth, as occurs in bacterial vaginosis and trichomoniasis, or rupture of membranes in pregnancy.
A reduction in the number of tadpoles may lead to an overgrowth of algae, resulting in depletion of oxygen in the water when the algae later die and decompose.
Common combinations with overgrowth
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- overgrowth of 7×
- and overgrowth 5×
- bacterial overgrowth 4×
- an overgrowth 4×
- overgrowth and 3×
- overgrowth in 3×
- the overgrowth 3×
- with overgrowth 2×
- overgrowth from 2×
- overgrowth as 2×