overpower

Example Sentences

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Ultimately, France overpowered Scotland in the final quarter with plenty to spare to win the title.

From BBC

The air had a heaviness to it, making the smell of fresh-mown grass almost overpowering, and a quick glance at the sky showed an approaching storm.

From Literature

Pretty soon everything quieted down and I knew that Old Rowdy had been overpowered and was getting the Red Cross treatment.

From Literature

I pictured my mother, holding me in her arms, dying, ready to give me a name, a name that would overpower all the magic that had trapped her.

From Literature

Russell, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, said the heads of the world's biggest AI companies understand the dangers posed by super-intelligent systems that could one day overpower humans.

From Barron's