How to Use overrun in a Sentence

overrun

1 of 2 verb
  • The plane overran the runway.
  • His speech overran the time allowed.
  • The city was being overrun by enemy troops.
  • The tank divisions overran the countryside.
  • Your e-mail is overrun with spam, scams, and smut.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
  • It has long been overrun and not addressed.
    — Anna Commander gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Weeds had overrun our once pristine garden beds.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Weeds had overrun our once pristine garden beds.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 14 June 2026
  • Weeds had overrun our once pristine garden beds.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2025
  • Weeds had overrun our once pristine garden beds.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025
  • His issues overrunning plays feel like ages ago.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 20 Jan. 2026
  • And the vibe is relaxed, never overrun.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 15 Dec. 2025
  • When the yells stopped, Shane pulled over by a deserted area overrun with weeds.
    — John J. Lennon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
  • As Link notes, there were no amends for the peoples whose lands were being overrun.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The analyst fought this all the way and was backed by powerful shorts who are now overrun.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Mint may also overrun your zinnias if allowed to spread in the garden.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026
  • While that’s faster than any human writer, the product can be overrun with errors.
    — Zach Thompson, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • The public guard was summoned but quickly overrun.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The city wasn’t overrun by the increase in visitors, people told me.
    — Craig Mod, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2023
  • The city previously has been overrun by spring breakers, which has at times led to shootings and fights.
    — Cristian Benavides, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Yee recalled playing with other children in the rubble of their homes, many of which were overrun with rats.
    — NBC News, 6 Apr. 2022
  • In the last century, some sections dried out or were overrun by pollution.
    — Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN, 19 Mar. 2023
  • There’s no big storm, but a little moisture may try to overrun some chilly air feeding into the region from the north.
    — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2023
  • The airport was overrun with people trying to catch flights Thursday.
    — Alexandra E. Petri, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2023
  • How did feral hogs come to overrun California and much of the rest of the country?
    — Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2022
  • It’s gotten to the point where even the hyenas have noticed that one of the world’s great wildlife refuges is overrun by visitors.
    — Michael M. Phillips, WSJ, 25 Feb. 2024
  • The party is totally overrun with dark money.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 15 June 2026
  • The few aid trucks that get through are overrun by desperate families at risk of starvation.
    — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The grounds outside were overrun with weeds and the upper floors of the hotel were completely vacant.
    — Keith O'Brien, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2026
  • That might suggest it would be overrun by tourists, but the hotel does an excellent job of limiting crowds.
    — Nick Remsen, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2025

overrun

2 of 2 noun
  • Were parts of the city overrun?
    — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • And bars across the city are ready to get overrun with fans.
    — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The studio was yelling at us about any budget overruns.
    — Simon Bland, IndieWire, 12 June 2026
  • In our story, the main perimeter gets overrun.
    — Charlie Sheen, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • The plant had racked up years of cost overruns and technical breakdowns.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Now that construction is complete, the risk of cost overruns is gone.
    — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Any additional overruns will be paid by the city.
    — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Boeing has absorbed more than $2 billion in cost overruns on the project.
    — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
  • Our parks and sidewalks were never meant to be overrun with retail squatters.
    — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2022
  • This led to billions of $ of cost overruns and delays in project completion.
    — Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • The cost of the program has ballooned over the years while being marred with delays and overruns.
    — Filip Timotija, The Hill, 19 Nov. 2025
  • But when those places get overrun with tourists, Italians retreat to other places.
    — Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
  • Several utilities pulled out of the project due to cost overruns.
    — Joseph Lawler, Washington Examiner, 15 Jan. 2024
  • John Duffy, an Army major, risked his life to direct airstrikes as a base was overrun.
    — Harold Maass, The Week, 6 July 2022
  • Due to the inevitable cost overruns, ultra-deep pockets would be needed.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2025
  • Construction delays and cost overruns have plagued the Games.
    — The Week Us, TheWeek, 9 Feb. 2026
  • This adds air to the mixture, inflating the volume (overrun).
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 26 Mar. 2022
  • This provides for a reasonable amount of dry powder to cover cost overruns.
    — Tim Carter, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2023
  • Bowman and Republicans tried to paint the city as overrun with crime.
    — Scott Wartman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The Batman will feature a Gotham in the grips of hell, overrun with crime and despair.
    — Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Feb. 2022
  • Our ranchers are getting overrun, their livestock are getting out, their fences are getting cut.
    — Adam Shaw, Fox News, 7 July 2022
  • The project has suffered from numerous delays and billions in cost overruns.
    — Michelle Baruchman The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (tns), arkansasonline.com, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Towelie enthuses amid shots of a town overrun by the military.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
  • As their school — and eventually city — is overrun, the teens hide in classrooms, on the school's roof, and even vents to stay safe.
    — Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 5 Feb. 2022
  • But pulling off this engineering magic trick led to a series of delays and cost overruns.
    — Alex Hollings, Popular Mechanics, 22 June 2023
  • But that project's delays and overruns can be traced to congressional meddling.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Aniso Handy, 56, has remained in his house in Odi, which has been overrun by water.
    — Nimi Princewill and Larry Madowo, CNN, 26 Oct. 2022
  • Their history was overrun by ours, and in our history books, largely erased and replaced by ours.
    — David James, Anchorage Daily News, 5 June 2022
  • The renovations have faced cost overruns.
    — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The district will pay $1 billion, while the team will be responsible for any cost overruns.
    — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 10 Nov. 2025

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