overwhelmed

Example Sentences

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“The expenses and everything else, it just overwhelmed me,” said Merenda, who is 63.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

"Many institutions appear to be overwhelmed, understaffed, and not fully prepared for the volume of requests received over the past few months," he says.

From BBC • May 1, 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

“I’m overwhelmed and so angry that I can’t even explain it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Sara is more like my mom, only instead of knitting when she gets overwhelmed, Sara has her sketchbook.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan