How to Use overgrown in a Sentence

overgrown

adjective
  • The garden is overgrown with weeds.
  • He acts like an overgrown child.
  • Trim overgrown shrubs and hedges.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The buck bedded near an overgrown washout that ran through the corn.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Not a trace of the old rowhouse, just a scratch of overgrown lot.
    — Tim Prudente, baltimoresun.com, 12 July 2018
  • The sky was gray and the grass along the railroad track was overgrown.
    — Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Don’t hike in overgrown brushy areas or on trails where ticks may hide.
    — Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2021
  • This is the most rugged option, and this trail can be overgrown in places.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
  • Your daughter’s boyfriend is an overgrown child.
    — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 23 Nov. 2025
  • The front of your house might be full of overgrown evergreens.
    — Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Jan. 2026
  • This portion of the trail is known for being steep and at times overgrown.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
  • Others had overgrown hooves that had started to twist or curve up and out.
    — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 23 Dec. 2025
  • The overgrown lot was cleared and the weak foundation shored up.
    — Mary Colurso | [email protected], al, 16 Apr. 2022
  • That land would be claimed, never to be overgrown and hidden again.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Forests are overgrown, and rising heat and drought add to the dangers.
    — Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 28 May 2024
  • With too few people to work them, cities and farms were abandoned and overgrown.
    — Howard Lee, Ars Technica, 2 June 2024
  • Forests across the West are now so overgrown they’ve been called powder kegs.
    — Washington Post, 16 Oct. 2017
  • My gardens and my yards are all overgrown, and my house has never been such a mess.
    — Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2020
  • The south bank, once overgrown with weeds and urban junk, is lined with condos.
    — Carl Nolte, SFChronicle.com, 28 Sep. 2019
  • Winter can leave lawns patchy, beds overgrown and mulch looking thin.
    — Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Our old home was one block west of the freeway, where some homes were run-down and lawns were overgrown.
    — jsonline.com, 27 Apr. 2017
  • Trim overgrown stems of foliage plants to make cuttings.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2026
  • That's everything from clogged drains to overgrown trees to weak roofs.
    — Diana Olick, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Assess your lawn and flowerbeds and pull weeds, prune any overgrown bushes and mow the lawn.
    — Angie Hicks, Boston Herald, 28 May 2026
  • Long term, overgrown nails can lead to arthritis and tendonitis in their feet, legs and back.
    — Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The steamy climate, which promotes overgrown plant life, doesn’t help.
    — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 23 Mar. 2026
  • It is also not known whether he was shot in the street or in the small overgrown area where his body was found.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 21 June 2024
  • Your grass is looking quite overgrown, after all.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Just be sure to bring plenty of light for the walk back as the trail is a bit overgrown and unmarked.
    — Kyle Ellison, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2023
  • The outside of the house is in disrepair and the yard is overgrown.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 26 May 2026

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