overwhelmed

Example Sentences

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“Losing two loved ones so close together has left me overwhelmed with grief and facing challenges I never expected.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

These higher-order effects are much harder to achieve because they are naturally very weak and quickly become overwhelmed by noise.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

In Florida, a viral video shows a woman, overwhelmed with emotion, pleading with an immigration judge to free her terminally ill father from ICE detention.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

However, the panel rejected the claim Donnelly had been "overwhelmed" and said her actions were "driven by a desire for convenience".

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

I was so tired, the idea of trying to explain my name and everything else overwhelmed me.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff