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

Neither frame nor features bespoke the haughty spirit and dauntless will that enabled him at times to turn the current of events and overbear the decisions of Lords Lieutenant.

From William Pitt and the Great War by Rose, John Holland

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.

If pruned the same, the grafted vines may overbear and quickly exhaust themselves.

From Manual of American Grape-Growing by Hedrick, U. P.