- present participle of overwhelm.
overwhelming
Example Sentences
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An ANL spokesperson called Friday's decision "another overwhelming victory for the Mail and its journalism".
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
As the Atlantic reported this week, the “pushback was so overwhelming, so obviously coordinated, so ugly and personal that it became a story.”
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
"I found it overwhelming the amount of stages that you have to go through," she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Three weeks ago, more than 72,000 migrants poured into this tiny Spanish territory, overwhelming authorities and causing many residents to close up their shops and stay inside their homes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
The scent of pine is overwhelming as you enter the next room to find yourself in a forest full of evergreen trees.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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