- present participle of overpower.
overpowering
Example Sentences
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At points during the third and fourth sets, he was hitting the ball 40mph faster than Djokovic on his groundstrokes, with his brutal striking overpowering the Serb at the back of court.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Dustin Dunwoody, Royal: Armed with an overpowering fastball, Dunwoody is 7-0, has an 0.18 ERA with 74 strikeouts in 39 1/3 innings.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
Lower-end soy sauces tend to have a higher salt content, which can be overpowering in your sweet cookie batter.
From Salon • Dec. 13, 2025
Words of brotherhood overpowering the sensations of a crushing defeat.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2025
His chances of overpowering Mord were small to none, and no one was about to smuggle him a six-hundred-foot-long rope, so he would have to talk himself free.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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