overwhelmed
Example Sentences
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From my shoulder along my arm and through my hand, a current seemed to pass from me to him, while into my heart sprang a love for this stranger that almost overwhelmed me.
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"I'm speaking to many anxious clients at the moment who often come away from our conversations feeling less overwhelmed and much more reassured," she said.
From BBC
The movie ended with George, overwhelmed by despair, calling up Margery’s ghostly image until he fell over dead himself.
From Literature
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Luc asked me, but I was so overwhelmed I could think of only one.
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People feel overwhelmed and the stakes are high.
From MarketWatch
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