overwhelmed

Example Sentences

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Even at the premiere, some had trouble speaking because they were so overwhelmed with emotions: "This is the happiest day of my life," exclaimed one.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

In Florida, a viral video shows a woman, overwhelmed with emotion, pleading with an immigration judge to free her terminally ill father from ICE detention.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

Hundreds of thousands of displaced Gazans who have overwhelmed Deir al-Balah since the start of the war weren’t eligible to vote.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

Two years ago, she walked away from what had once been a promising career after a turbulent management change left her overwhelmed and deeply unhappy.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026

According to Seale, the Hermitage servants, accustomed to simpler farm life, were overwhelmed when thousands of people descended on the White House to celebrate Jackson’s inauguration.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis