- present participle of overwhelm.
overwhelming
Example Sentences
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“Instead, our strategy is an overwhelming, visible show of force to keep the peace.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Hyperacusis causes everyday noises to seem unusually loud or overwhelming.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
"As a founder to see people getting behind the work that I do, it is really heartwarming and overwhelming to see the belief that people have," she said.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
After the overwhelming success of “Float On” and “Good News…,” Modest Mouse continued to peddle an unlikely balance of DIY quirk with commercial polish.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
I could not accept such an overwhelming idea as he suggested; so, with an attempt to argue of which I was even at the moment ashamed, I said:—
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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