overwhelm

Example Sentences

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"Trauma is something which overwhelms our ability to cope," she said.

From BBC

“It feels like it was overwhelming with the off-the-field stuff, because I was traveling a lot and all that.”

From Los Angeles Times

"Starting this job was quite overwhelming for me," he says.

From BBC

"I had anxiety and overwhelm, my stress levels were through the roof. I was having anger fits that I had no idea why," she said.

From BBC

The home side felt their performance was reasonable - and certainly better than in the round one hammering by England - yet they were still overwhelmed in all departments.

From BBC