How to Use overgrow in a Sentence

overgrow

verb
  • The weeds have overgrown the garden.
  • And some parts of the old path were overgrown with weeds and grass.
    — Linda Gandee, cleveland, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Those acres had sat unused for years and were overgrown with shrubs.
    — Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2024
  • The long grass is bright green, with shrubs overgrown and tangled.
    — Kansas City Star, 23 July 2025
  • The grass has overgrown and is covered with trees and bushes.
    — Jay Harris, New York Times, 25 July 2025
  • Trees that have overgrown their space require pruning every two to three years.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2024
  • There were actually two coops and one very long run, which was overgrown with weeds.
    — Martha McPhee, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Control weeds that are filling bare spots and overgrowing the good grass.
    — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 27 July 2024
  • Control weeds that are filling bare spots and overgrowing the good grass.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2025
  • Trees that have overgrown their space require pruning every two to three years.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 28 May 2026
  • Trees and brush have slightly overgrown the cemetery, but the headstones are still clear.
    — Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Apr. 2023
  • In the wild, it is known to overgrow forest floors and tree trunks due to its aerial root system.
    — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 26 Nov. 2022
  • That, of course, gives poor results because plants crowd each other and overgrow the space.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Now in ruins, the structure lacked a roof and was overgrown with tropical plants.
    — Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 12 May 2024
  • Unless the shrub is overgrown for the site, very little pruning is needed.
    — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 6 July 2024
  • The neighborhood has tried to clean up some of the empty lots that are overgrown with weeds and filled with trash and wildlife.
    — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Come summer, ponds and lakes can be overgrown with vegetation that frogs love.
    — Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Its iron gates remained open and unguarded, the courtyard overgrown and prowled by dogs.
    — Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2025
  • The entry road was surrounded by chain-link fencing, overgrown with weeds, and festooned with trash.
    — Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
  • The caveat is to plant densely by choosing plants that match your site’s conditions and won’t overgrow their welcome.
    — Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The only reason to severely prune crepe myrtle is if the tree has overgrown its space and is taking over your home.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Other homes seemed to be abandoned—partially collapsed and overgrown with weeds.
    — Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Mumbai's textile factories today are hulking shells of their past, overgrown by wild fig trees.
    — Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 25 May 2025
  • Photos show a few of these stone ruins, partially overgrown by the rainforest.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The dog had what looked to be a tumor growing from its leg, masses across the body and nails that were overgrown, the warrant affidavit said.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2025
  • At the end of May, some yards across Wisconsin will be overgrown with wildflowers and other plants.
    — Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 24 May 2023
  • Over time, the outside area became filled with detritus, including pieces of ruins, and overgrown with weeds.
    — ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The stately old buildings were chipped and faded or crumbling into the street, their courtyards and sidewalks overgrown and buckled.
    — Chantha Nguon, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Individual plants need 4 feet of space to grow, and the vines will overgrow containers and sprawl as much as 15 feet.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 6 May 2025
  • Allowing any rose to grow wildly without pruning will leave the plant overgrown and open to damage from winds, heavy snow, insects, and disease.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2024

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