- present participle of overwhelm.
overwhelming
Example Sentences
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"Ok, so the last two days have been utterly overwhelming, in that I had zero idea my cancer post would have the attention it did," Davis wrote on Instagram on Thursday, external.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Thank you for the overwhelming response to the reader question about traveling solo after the loss of a spouse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
This can all feel overwhelming at times, which is very much by design.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
The move is the Swedish company's latest effort to be transparent about how the music on its platform was made, amid growing concern across the music industry over AI-generated content overwhelming streaming catalogues.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
I don’t want to tell you, then not be able to do it, and then suffer the inevitable overwhelming embarrassment.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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