How to Use overpopulation in a Sentence

overpopulation

noun
  • He is studying the problem of deer overpopulation.
  • But overpopulation kicked in and the old bodies had to be dug up to make room for fresh corpses.
    — Caitlin Morton, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2019
  • India has long been a byword for overpopulation, but this is about to change.
    — Sadanand Dhume, WSJ, 23 Dec. 2021
  • The dog overpopulation in southern states is still out of control.
    — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2020
  • The goal is to cull overpopulation.
    — Elle Meyers, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Many die because of overpopulation, although that is just part of the problem.
    — Heloise, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2019
  • That sounds like the route to an overpopulation apocalypse, right?
    — Kelsey Piper, Vox, 20 Aug. 2019
  • Part of me felt like, well, there are so many people on the planet already and overpopulation and climate change.
    — Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 21 June 2020
  • These estimates have evolved from the days when overpopulation fears were rampant.
    — Dylan Scott, Vox, 5 Feb. 2025
  • The world has too many people in it, and this overpopulation is one of the main reasons for the threat to life on this planet posed by climate change.
    — Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2024
  • The overpopulation crisis is overwhelming, and there aren't enough resources to save them all.
    — Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
  • The country suffers from overpopulation, with one of the highest birthrates in the world, and ranks as one of the world’s poorest nations.
    — Dionne Searcey and Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 29 Oct. 2017
  • The country suffers from overpopulation, with one of the highest birthrates in the world, and ranks as one of the world's poorest nations.
    — Alaska Dispatch News, 30 Oct. 2017
  • Bangladesh already struggles with overpopulation and is poorly equipped to take in hundreds of thousands of refugees.
    — Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2017
  • Most of the time, the people who approached wanted to know if the demonstration had to do with overpopulation and climate change.
    — Elizabeth Barber, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
  • As apex predators sharks help maintain the balance of life in the sea by preventing the overpopulation of mid-size predators.
    — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2023
  • Due to the current overpopulation crisis, the best course of action when finding an unhoused pet is first to try to locate its owner.
    — Trilce Estrada Olvera, The Arizona Republic, 3 Sep. 2024
  • The plan has many holes in it, but Thanos isn’t the first to concern himself with overpopulation and the depletion of resources.
    — Alessandra Potenza, The Verge, 4 May 2018
  • My concern is that no funding is being given to mitigate the immense overpopulation of cats and dogs.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2024
  • Staff flagged signs that include images of a slave ship, drought, and the impacts of overpopulation, as well as the impact humans have on the ecosystem.
    — Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The state of New York is now counting on them to deal with deer overpopulation on Long Island.
    — Fortune, 7 Feb. 2020
  • Lucky Dawg's goal is to capture and neuter both mother cats to help prevent further litters of homeless cats and pet overpopulation.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The hunt is intended to prevent deer overpopulation.
    — Lulu Jaeckel, Twin Cities, 3 Dec. 2025
  • The hope is that the film gets people to see the bigger picture of animal overpopulation and inspires them to help in their own communities.
    — Kendra Meinert, Star Tribune, 12 July 2021
  • Maybe so in the 1950s and earlier, but today our large cities are choking on overpopulation.
    — WSJ, 20 Sep. 2021
  • The overpopulation theory Before their journey south, gray whales feed on sea bugs at the bottom of the ocean in what is known as the benthic zone.
    — Daniel Wolfe, Quartz, 20 July 2019
  • In this case, Covid-19 and the farm’s overpopulation of pigs had spurred its ventilation shutdown plans.
    — Lauren Goode, Wired, 24 Aug. 2020
  • Animal advocates hope changes will be made for the better — but also that the situation will bring to light the overpopulation of small pets.
    — Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2023
  • The burro herd's overpopulation created health concerns for the animals, left a heavier toll on wildlife and was a danger to drivers.
    — Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 6 Jan. 2024
  • Battle Royale was written as a response to the demonisation of teenagers as well as fears of rising crime rates and overpopulation.
    — Rosie Knight, refinery29.com, 14 Dec. 2020

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