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

The issue he confronted, stripped of all its distractions, was simply whether his love were potent enough to overmaster his pride and bring it to its knees.

From The Wall Between by Bassett, Sara Ware

The men, however, again seized him, and told him his ringing would be of no use, as there were fellows inside who could overmaster any effort of his. 

From Recollections of Old Liverpool by Nonagenarian, A

For a little while he could not trust himself to speak; his love threatened to overmaster his self-renunciation.

From Sister Dolorosa and Posthumous Fame by Allen, James Lane

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 Engelbach, Alfred H.