How to Use overpopulate in a Sentence

overpopulate

verb

• The world was overpopulated, had been for about a century and a half.
  — Jason Douglas Louie, The Root, 15 Apr. 2018
• Tired of the old-school hoops and baroque pearls overpopulating your Instagram feed?
  — Zoe Ruffner, Vogue, 18 July 2018
• Something along these lines: The world is overpopulated.
  — Bonnie Blodgett, Twin Cities, 21 Jan. 2017
• At least 15 hotels are still closed and those open are overpopulated with recovery teams.
  — Bryan Llenas | Fox News, Fox News, 20 Mar. 2018
• And when burros overpopulate and damage areas of the western United States, they are rounded up and sent to corrals to manage their numbers.
  — Meghan Dunn, CNN, 30 Aug. 2019
• The Ravens had no shortage of defensive options after the first half of the first round was overpopulated by offensive players.
  — baltimoresun.com, 27 Apr. 2017
• Springbok and kudu are overpopulated in parts of South Africa, so the government grants certain South African tribes a certain number of the animals to cull to help manage the population.
  — Faran Krentcil, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 Sep. 2019
• Bangladesh, already overpopulated at 160 million people, is one of the world's poorest countries.
  — Mandakini Gahlot, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2017
• Certain prey species would overpopulate and disrupt fisheries.
  — Don Lyman, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2019
• The planet is becoming overpopulated -- with humans, that is, not Javan rhinos or Sumatran tigers.
  — Adrian Higgins, idahostatesman, 1 Nov. 2017
• The city has said the prairie dogs are overpopulated, carry disease and are destroying property, according to a City Council presentation from the April 8 meeting.
  — James Burky, The Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2019
• The 35th District, in contrast, was found to have been overpopulated with Hispanics, depriving them of the opportunity to elect a candidate of their choice in a neighboring district.
  — Jess Bravin, WSJ, 24 Apr. 2018
• Thanos is the ultimate Malthusian, believing that the universe is overpopulated and will eventually run out of resources—precisely what happened to his own home town.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 7 Dec. 2018
• Too much of it creates toxic levels for humans and can overpopulate algae that destabilizes waterway ecosystems.
  — Rick Kambic, chicagotribune.com, 26 May 2017
• Toilet Paper Rolls Seedling starters can also prevent your garden from being overpopulated after planting too many viable seeds.
  — Rebecca Shinners, Country Living, 19 Feb. 2017
• Shelters are usually overpopulated during this time of year.
  — Segann March, Cincinnati.com, 25 Nov. 2019
• Navajo Nation officials warn that feral horses have overpopulated the reservation beyond the ecosystem’s ability to support them and have attempted at least once to forcibly reduce the population.
  — Alex Devoid, azcentral, 13 July 2018
• The ruling came after a seven-day trial in which attorneys for migrants who sued back in 2015 claimed the facilities were overpopulated, overly cold and unsanitary, according to The Associated Press.
  — Nick Givas, Fox News, 20 Feb. 2020
• Director Lisa Portes overpopulates the stage with performers who are largely squandered on overindulgent choreography or, in a half-baked thread, scenes visualizing the online community tracking Olivia’s blog.
  — Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2020
• The book is overpopulated by ironic twist endings, overcooked dialogue and villainous specimens with wretched sexual urges.
  — Douglas Wolk, New York Times, 31 May 2017
• This twisty book, overpopulated by the walking wounded, devotes more than enough time to diagnosing Judy’s narcissistic personality disorder.
  — Janet Maslin, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2017
• Trump, however, the Never Trump conservatives who had previously dutifully advanced Republican talking points were overpopulating cable news shows and editorial pages.
  — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 29 Oct. 2019

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