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 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
It had begun so delicately; it became in a little while so determined, it threatened to overmaster him.
From The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath by Algernon Blackwood
Scoundrels dictate laws to the Convention, which they overmaster.
From The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution by Eug?ne Sue
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
