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The phrase "a slight overflow of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a small excess or surplus of something, often in a physical or metaphorical context.
Example: "There was a slight overflow of water from the bathtub, creating a small puddle on the floor."
Alternatives: "a minor excess of" or "a small surplus of".
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The technique (Fig. 2) provides the patient in the supine position on a radiolucent surgical table with a slight overflow of the arm out from the edge of the bed and with a slight inclination of the trunk to ensure freedom of movement of the arm.
Similar(59)
This would have described a slight topographic depression that was periodically flooded, either by rainfall or by slight overflow from the distant active channel, and occupied by large mammals.
There was a slight smell of incense.
This is a slight expansion of Vernonia.
It is a slight moment of discombobulation.
I have a slight fear of flying.
A slight push of cool, stale air.
This represented a slight fall of 100,000.
A slight one, of course.
A slight glint of the eye helps.
"A slight sense of safety is spreading.
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