overwhelmed

Example Sentences

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"Many institutions appear to be overwhelmed, understaffed, and not fully prepared for the volume of requests received over the past few months," he says.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

These higher-order effects are much harder to achieve because they are naturally very weak and quickly become overwhelmed by noise.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

“Five minutes into his talk, I started breaking down crying. I got overwhelmed by emotions,” Wang said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

In Florida, a viral video shows a woman, overwhelmed with emotion, pleading with an immigration judge to free her terminally ill father from ICE detention.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

I could tell her how I feel overwhelmed by even the simplest task, or how hopeless I feel on a regular basis.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer