Examples of “overcrowding” in a Sentence

noun A situation in which a space holds far more people or things than it comfortably can.

• Stops at Fareham, Havant and Chichester add to the cattle-like conditions aboard, although as the door nearest me is blocked by prams and suitcases, my coach is protected from the worst overcrowding. — Paul Bigland, From rural branches to high-speed arteries (2022)
• Climbers have warned of overcrowding on K2 — the world’s second highest mountain and one of its deadliest — after a sherpa took video of queues snaking towards the summit. — Emma Yeomans, Overcrowding on K2 as climbers queue to reach peak (2022)
• Overcrowding in the hospital ward forced patients into the hallways.
• Department for Transport statistics show that since 2010 overcrowding in the morning peak at 11 cities has risen by 48%, to reach 280,000 standing passengers daily. — Industry Insider, Continued rail growth (2019)