be overcome
Example Sentences
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The researchers focused especially on shortages of nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorus, along with ways those limitations might be overcome.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
Swinney said he wanted Prime Minister Andy Burnham to re-examine the scheme to see if the concerns could be overcome.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Chances are you’d either be overcome with stress or go on an optimization kick, attempting to do everything you could to move the needle on that number so you didn’t feel like a bad parent.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
While pouring sand from one container to another, Chakraborty appears to be overcome with dust.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
He felt that if he should ever see her face again he would be overcome with a sense of guilt so deep as to be unbearable.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
