overcome
Example Sentences
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Overcome with emotion, Trevilla paused as he lauded the soldiers who died on Sunday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
Overcome with stress, Merritt cut off her hair, a buzzcut that resembled her appearance when she lived on the streets.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2025
He and other surrounding Democrats began singing the civil rights anthem, "We Shall Overcome," but the session devolved into a screaming match after Johnson finished the reading, according to ABC News.
From Salon • Mar. 6, 2025
Overcome by loss, young Zuberi immerses himself in a tome that his father left him, as the surroundings change to become the world of Kenzera.
From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2024
Overcome with sudden shyness, I retreated to my father’s side.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
Vocabulary lists containing overcome
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