overpowering

Example Sentences

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No pitcher has been as overpowering as Garcia was under the lights.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

But, six months after sustaining a calf tear during that final, Kerr demonstrated his return to full fitness by overpowering world-class opposition as the complete line-up of Olympic 1500m medallists went head to head.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

Anything that adds ballast and soaks up the warm bits without overpowering them earns a spot here.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2025

Mr. Sturridge is almost animalistic and at times absurdly funny in delineating Mat’s sudden and obsessive love; it seems to draw him to Anna with an almost overpowering force.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025

He slumped back, and because no one was there to see, he opened his mouth to give oudet to his overpowering grief.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides