overgrown
adjective
over·grown
ˌō-vər-ˈgrōn 
: grown abnormally or excessively large
dismissed him as an overgrown adolescent
Examples of overgrown in a Sentence
The garden is overgrown with weeds.
He acts like an overgrown child.
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Now that street is strewn with garbage and overgrown trees.
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Arkansas Online, 31 May 2025
In the years since, Carmen Court has sat unoccupied and become overgrown.
—Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 15 May 2025
Return overgrown grass to the proper height by raising the mower deck to cut the grass high.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2025
More than 1,000 Pasco residents, including minors, were subject to random visits from police officers and were cited for things such as missing mailbox numbers and overgrown grass.
—Maria Lungu, The Conversation, 6 May 2025
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Arkansas Online, 31 May 2025
In the years since, Carmen Court has sat unoccupied and become overgrown.
—Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 15 May 2025
Return overgrown grass to the proper height by raising the mower deck to cut the grass high.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2025
More than 1,000 Pasco residents, including minors, were subject to random visits from police officers and were cited for things such as missing mailbox numbers and overgrown grass.
—Maria Lungu, The Conversation, 6 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for overgrown
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“Overgrown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overgrown. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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