overwhelm

Example Sentences

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As a result, these insects can tolerate higher levels of cold-related stress and continue functioning in conditions that would overwhelm most species.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

Coordinated attacks via networks of hijacked devices, used to overwhelm systems, also more than doubled in 2025 and are becoming more common thanks to services available for hire.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

In that time, we had the team where you had that momentum and we'd just dominate teams for 10-15-minute spells where the speed we put into the game was ridiculous and we could overwhelm teams.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

The host Knights used their balanced attack and nine three-pointers to simply overwhelm defending state champion Etiwanda, 80-66.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026

By allowing their fearsome imagery to overwhelm their moral message, the GAC members may have generated more interest, not less, in pressing the program ahead.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik