overwhelmed
Example Sentences
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"I was moved, overwhelmed and staggered actually that people were coming from far and wide," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
“While our prior concerns on market decline and share loss in mobile remain, these are overwhelmed by raised expectations for the silicon photonics business,” analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Several on the ground said they were overwhelmed by the support coming from first responders and fellow reporters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
But I have eased up, and I’m now a bit more likely to make people feel empowered rather than overwhelmed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
And when Germany was caught up in the worldwide depression of the early 1930s, Germans were ready to blame the economic disaster that had overwhelmed them on the treaty’s demands.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
