overmaster
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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
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
For a moment I felt the anger at his treachery almost overmaster me.
From John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn by Neil Munro
Sooner or later their lies outwit them and overmaster them, for whenever people believe a liar he is forced to act as if he had spoken the truth.
From The Flight of Pony Baker A Boy's Town Story by William Dean Howells
He felt once more as if his fury would overmaster him.
From The Undying Past by Hermann Sudermann
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