Get to know Overpopulation better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like overspill or population.
Overpopulation in a sentence
Overpopulation meaning
An excessive number of occupants (people, animals, plants, etc.) in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them.
Synonyms of Overpopulation
Using Overpopulation
- The main meaning on this page is: An excessive number of occupants (people, animals, plants, etc.) in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them.
- Useful related words include: overspill, population.
- In the example corpus, overpopulation often appears in combinations such as: overpopulation and, overpopulation of, of overpopulation.
Context around Overpopulation
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Overpopulation
- In this selection, "overpopulation" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, severe, incentives, cat, argument, family and limited stand out and add context to how "overpopulation" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include address an overpopulation of stray and buy the overpopulation argument. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "overpopulation" sits close to words such as abdi, absa and absconding, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with overpopulation
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But others don’t buy the overpopulation argument. (8 words)
Pakistan faces many difficulties because of this overpopulation. (8 words)
Overpopulation in schools occurs when student enrolment exceeds the school’s designated capacity. (13 words)
Through programs of paid sterilisation and other incentives, overpopulation can be solved slowly, although it may take another 50 or 100 years to eventually bring the global population of humans down to a basic level of sustainability. (37 words)
People claim pet breeders as cruel for first-hand contributing to the crisis of overpopulation in shelters, as shelters try their best to care for the arrival of so many animals but lack the resources. (35 words)
Over the years the absence of the wild cats has led to an overpopulation of deers which in turn has damaged the UK's native forest ecosystem and also caused problems on the food chain. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Greater Dandenong’s curfew was proposed in response to the council’s “overpopulation” of feral and stray cats creating a nuisance and slaying wildlife, with 700 felines impounded by the council each year.
He introduces a world that's "grappling with overpopulation and widening social divides," stated.
Others who spoke at the evening council meeting supported the measures they said would help address an overpopulation of stray pets on city streets.
The ‘imminent change’ which is necessary is a cessation of overpopulation for the sake of the greedy few at the expense of all.
War, poverty, family reunification and overpopulation are just few phenomena that cause people, whether documented or not, to leave their homeland.
At one point, Negromonte had formed a sect called The Cartel which aimed to 'purify' the world and protect the Earth from overpopulation.
But others don’t buy the overpopulation argument.
However, he said another factor that could have contributed to the fish kill was the overpopulation of fish cages.
Overpopulation has changed a lot of thing that people don't want to accept have changed.
Overpopulation in schools occurs when student enrolment exceeds the school’s designated capacity.
People claim pet breeders as cruel for first-hand contributing to the crisis of overpopulation in shelters, as shelters try their best to care for the arrival of so many animals but lack the resources.
The Heritage Foundation how, based on fear of overpopulation, the Chinese Communist Party imposed its infamous “one-child policy” in the 1980s.
These are issues of severe overpopulation," family doctor Piret Rospu told "Terevision" on Thursday.
Through programs of paid sterilisation and other incentives, overpopulation can be solved slowly, although it may take another 50 or 100 years to eventually bring the global population of humans down to a basic level of sustainability.
Trap, neuter and release is the best way to save the cats, but timing is crucial, according to Dr. Valerie Bissonnette, a veterinarian who has done extensive research in controlling cat overpopulation.
I used to be a Windsorite but was tired of crime, high taxes, overpopulation and high cost of doing business caused by Windsor residents who tolerated leaders who made questionable decisions.
Other measures “aimed at reducing the overpopulation of prisons” will follow, including amnesty for elderly or ill prisoners and those who have served over half their sentences, according to the ministry statement.
Over the years the absence of the wild cats has led to an overpopulation of deers which in turn has damaged the UK's native forest ecosystem and also caused problems on the food chain.
Pakistan faces many difficulties because of this overpopulation.
The potential magnitude of this crisis is still uncertain, but with growing animal overpopulation, limited shelter capacity and animals requiring resources beyond the community’s capacity, concerns are rising.
Common combinations with overpopulation
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- overpopulation and 13×
- overpopulation of 10×
- of overpopulation 9×
- and overpopulation 6×
- the overpopulation 6×
- to overpopulation 5×
- overpopulation in 4×
- overpopulation problem 4×
- an overpopulation 3×
- cat overpopulation 3×