overwhelmed

Example Sentences

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On 16th-century battlefields, once-unstoppable armored cavalrymen were overwhelmed by groups of foot soldiers armed with long-barreled guns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

Even though Freddy is somewhat of an international celebrity now, he’s still just like us — and also gets overwhelmed by those digital Coca Cola machines with what feels like a hundred soda options.

From Salon • Jun. 17, 2026

The few toilets are overwhelmed, outbreaks of diarrhoea have been reported and the stench of urine and faeces hangs heavy.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

Containing news consumption to defined windows of time reduces the sense of being overwhelmed.

From Science Daily • Jun. 16, 2026

The company wanted to explain how a trading loss of $9.2 billion—give or take a few billion—had more than overwhelmed the profits generated by its fifty thousand or so employees.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis