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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Prescribed fires help reduce overgrown vegetation to help protect local communities, infrastructure and natural resources from wildfires.
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2025
To prune overgrown blueberry bushes, trim half of the oldest canes down to the ground to encourage new branches to grow.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2025
The ruins were overgrown, yes, though not exactly hidden.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Today, its ancient ruins are a site in distress, its paths overgrown and facilities scarce.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2025
To prune overgrown blueberry bushes, trim half of the oldest canes down to the ground to encourage new branches to grow.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2025
The ruins were overgrown, yes, though not exactly hidden.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Today, its ancient ruins are a site in distress, its paths overgrown and facilities scarce.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 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 29 Oct. 2025.
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