overwhelming
Example Sentences
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The rocky outpost about 15 miles off Iran’s coast hosts the country’s main crude export terminal and is responsible for the overwhelming majority of its oil shipments to the world.
From Barron's
Since then have looked like the team that came in as overwhelming favourites to win in their home conditions, perhaps also one of the best T20 sides the international game has seen.
From BBC
The overwhelming majority who stayed put, and showed up for work the next day, didn’t make the headlines.
We may think that we’re entirely rational when making portfolio moves, but the odds are overwhelming that our emotions are running the show.
From MarketWatch
After all, the trajectory of most rock bands follows a similar script—the hungry rise, the overwhelming success, the perils of stardom—followed by breakups, feuds, recoveries and reunions.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
