How to Use overflow in a Sentence

overflow

1 of 2 verb

• The water in the tub overflowed.
• The paragraph overflowed the page.
• The river overflowed its banks.
• The creek overflows every spring.
• Books and papers overflowed his desk.
• Clogged sinks overflow with it.
  — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025
• Over here, the large garbage cans overflowed with blue garbage bags.
  — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 26 June 2026
• The last few years have been overflowing with it.
  — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
• First, popovers larger than life that overflowed the bread plate.
  — Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2026
• Flooding rains caused streams and rivers to swell and overflow their banks.
  — Chris Gloninger, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2023
• Think of it as more room for your overflowing hoard of face masks and serums.
  — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 18 June 2026
• Our deals page overflows with offers.
  — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 17 June 2026
• Our deals page overflows with offers.
  — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 15 June 2026
• Our deals page overflows with offers.
  — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 8 June 2026
• During rain, the pond may overflow.
  — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 3 Mar. 2026
• This recipe is a great way to use the mint overflowing in the garden.
  — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
• Sewage was overflowing from a floor drain under one of the hand sinks.
  — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026
• The shelters are overflowing, and some dogs don't make it out.
  — Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
• The table overflowed with flavors that felt like home.
  — Essence, 18 Oct. 2025
• Garbage trucks can't get down the alley, and trash is now overflowing.
  — Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 25 June 2026
• The final tear drawn from the once overflowing beaker.
  — Literary Hub, 19 June 2026
• And, this keeps dishes from overflowing in your sink!
  — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2025
• Beachfront bars and dance clubs overflowed with spring breakers.
  — Claire Pedersen, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2024
• The same goes for totes and grocery bags, which tend to overflow and cause a cluttered feel.
  — Nishaa Sharma, The Spruce, 25 Jan. 2026
• They were stripped, shaven and sent to overflowing barracks.
  — Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
• Sugary drinks, greasy grill residue, dropped crumbs and overflowing trash are all fair game.
  — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 4 July 2026
• Use a dish that’s large enough to keep food from overflowing and spilling onto the oven floor.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 May 2026
• Keeping the soil moist, but not overflowing, is the best way to keep your fern in its prime.
  — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
• Local bars and restaurants overflowed with fans.
  — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 19 May 2026
• Even a small amount of rain can cause sewer systems to overflow into the rivers.
  — Finch Walker, USA Today, 5 July 2026

overflow

2 of 2 noun

• Tap the three-dot or overflow icon.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
• What has the city done about the overflows?
  — Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2025
• Place pie pan on a cookie sheet to catch any overflow.
  — Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Jan. 2026
• That’s used as an overflow lot when the main parking lots are full.
  — Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2025
• In the past, the field across from the park has been used for overflow parking.
  — Arkansas Online, 16 Mar. 2026
• Then take a look at the overflow reservoir and see where the levels are.
  — Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 19 June 2025
• But the courtroom was filled, and the overflow room was crowded, too.
  — Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
• Small streams, creeks, and ditches may become swollen and overflow.
  — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2025
• Place lasagna on a rimmed sheet pan to catch any overflow and bake for 40 minutes.
  — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Dec. 2025
• On-site and overflow parking is available.
  — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025
• After the scan, the overflow doctor called.
  — Nami Mun, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026
• Too much rainfall in a short amount of time can trigger a sewer overflow.
  — Ben Steele, jsonline.com, 10 Aug. 2025
• The drain is in the center of the tub and comes with a chrome pop-up drain cover and a chrome overflow.
  — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2022
• But the Bucha morgue was farming out overflow corpses to a half dozen other morgues.
  — Erika Kinetz, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Oct. 2022
• The overflow doctor had benevolent eyes and doughy cheeks, like fresh loaves of bread.
  — Nami Mun, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026
• There’s no overflow of hope in Abigail’s heart, no rosy future in her head.
  — Maggie Lange, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2023
• Most of the overflow was contained on land, officials said.
  — Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 1 June 2026
• The flush valve will be located in the middle of the tank and includes the overflow tube.
  — Elizabeth Gulino, House Beautiful, 24 Mar. 2023
• The process also ran cleanly, with any risk of overflow contained by the locking lid.
  — Rena Behar, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2023
• Whittier could be used as a South overflow site if needed.
  — Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
• The overflow was stopped by closing a valve, and a bypass was set up to allow for repairs.
  — Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 1 June 2026
• More people watched on a television screen in an overflow room in the building.
  — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
• City staff directed them to an overflow room next door, where the meeting was broadcast.
  — Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2023
• For one, a sushi bar stands between the main dining room and an overflow/private dining room.
  — Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2026
• All the over-the-air deals also include two channels to handle the overflow.
  — Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
• Fox News witnessed a standing room-only crowd, with an overflow room filled.
  — Paul Steinhauser, Fox News, 19 Apr. 2023
• Twenty-three thousand gallons of raw sewage overflow.
  — Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 14 Aug. 2025
• Walls of books and records, the overflow stacked on sofas, the desk behind another wall, the liquor.
  — Sasha Frere-Jones, Harper’s Magazine , 9 Nov. 2022
• Waves in the 4-foot to 7-foot range also will contribute to the overflow.
  — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
• In one clip, Kamohai pushes a snow plow-like device through the garage to push around the overflow.
  — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026