swamped

Example Sentences

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The losses swamped the pickup in yields, leading to total-return losses.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

As a result, the city has been swamped with a mounting backlog of streetlight repairs — more than 33,000.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

However, one thing United's powerbrokers were certain about was that he would not be swamped by the sheer scale of what he was taking on.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Now, as some businesses, investors and individuals become more concerned about who will be swamped in that transformation, the companies are making a pivot to trying to help manage the downside.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

While Quines is clearing the dishes and the others are set- ting out coffee, I notice the sweat beaded on their foreheads and I can see in their eyes that they’re swamped.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau