overmaster
Example Sentences
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It was a welcome reminder that even in the rankly toxic House of Representatives, sometimes the personal transcends the ideological and that civility and empathy can overmaster appearances.
From Slate ● Jan. 25, 2012
I was unreasonably angry with Neville that day, but I never guessed that my passion would overmaster me to that extent.
From Our Bessie by Rosa Nouchette Carey
The backward drag rapidly decreased as the pull of Saturn and his system began to overmaster that of Jupiter.
From A Honeymoon in Space by George Chetwynd Griffith
He did not look away yet, but Clare saw the blush of shame in his face, and felt that his power diminished, while hers grew all at once, to overmaster him in turn.
From Adam Johnstone's Son by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford
She was, however, not one of those who fold their hands and let circumstances overmaster them.
From The King's Warrant A Story of Old and New France by Alfred H. Engelbach
