overbear

Example Sentences

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I know that it is easy to overbear a person’s mind if you continuously barrage them with questions and accuse them.

From New York Times • Nov. 25, 2011

But just because Karl Malden won't be brought to overbear on this doesn't mean Amex considers it unimportant.

From Time Magazine Archive

Many varieties are prone to overbear, and trees of large size have produced enormous crops of fruit, whereas young trees frequently break down under the weight of their crop.

From Fruits of Queensland by Benson, Albert H.

Most all bear heavily, in fact usually overbear.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Seventh Annual Report Wooster, Ohio, September 3, 4, 5, 1946 by Northern Nut Growers Association

He was, above all things, a singularly just man, who recognised every one’s rights, and did not seek to overbear them by an exercise of authority.

From Studies in Contemporary Biography by Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount