overwhelm

Example Sentences

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An overwhelming majority of system users in a study commissioned by the agency that oversees the lifeline said they found it helpful and potentially lifesaving.

From Los Angeles Times

She submitted her application in July, hoping to get started before demand overwhelmed the workforce, but didn’t get her building permit until January.

From Los Angeles Times

The move had an “overwhelming deflating effect on morale,” he said.

From Salon

Burden has been surprised by the overwhelming resonance of her book, and the universality of the emotional and psychological pain she endured in her marriage.

From Los Angeles Times

Hughes believes the case for human composting is so overwhelming that he is actively searching for individuals who want to take that step when they die.

From BBC