overgrown
adjective
over·grown
ˌō-vər-ˈgrōn 
: grown abnormally or excessively large
dismissed him as an overgrown adolescent
Examples of overgrown in a Sentence
The garden is overgrown with weeds.
He acts like an overgrown child.
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Another possibility is that overgrown vegetation affected the grid, which, if true, should not have happened, said Josué Colón, the island’s energy czar and former executive director of Puerto Rico’s Electric Power Authority.
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Dánica Coto, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
The owners of nine horses found with severely overgrown hooves and unsanitary conditions were just charged with neglect.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
As time passed, sediment and debris began to build up as overgrown non-native plants greatly decreased the amount of water that could flow through the channel, causing water to disperse into nearby neighborhoods for more than 20 years.
—Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
Building inspectors issued more than 100 violations, citing overgrown weeds, structural problems and general neglect.
—Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
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Dánica Coto, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
The owners of nine horses found with severely overgrown hooves and unsanitary conditions were just charged with neglect.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
As time passed, sediment and debris began to build up as overgrown non-native plants greatly decreased the amount of water that could flow through the channel, causing water to disperse into nearby neighborhoods for more than 20 years.
—Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
Building inspectors issued more than 100 violations, citing overgrown weeds, structural problems and general neglect.
—Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for overgrown
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“Overgrown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overgrown. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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