overwhelms

It overwhelms the old constraints and demolishes social convention.

“I believe it is necessary to sacrifice myself to break through the lethargy that overwhelms us,” he wrote.

The painting is mostly a bone-colored affair, as the background overwhelms the inverted spiral of the levels of Hell.

Thiessen's column is a perfect example of what happens when emotion overwhelms judgment.

Rhetoric overwhelms public discourse at the exclusion of substance.

Raphael enraptures and captivates, while Michael Angelo fascinates and overwhelms.

I shall have to take leave of life, and the fact overwhelms me: for how, or by what gate, shall I pass away?

To the south, the rocks are overridden by the inland ice which bears down upon and overwhelms them.

The bulwarks of his heart break down; a flood of grief overwhelms his stricken soul.

With forethought and summoned patience they can endure great agonies; but a sudden pang, unexpected, overwhelms them.