overpower

Example Sentences

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But Darth Vader’s costume, runway fashion by brands like Lanvin and Undercover, and more screens devoted to recent movies and videogames threaten to overpower the nuanced arrangements in the previous rooms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

The resolution would need to pass with a two-thirds majority in the Senate and House of Representatives to overpower a veto—a level of support it’s unlikely to get.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

Economo also pointed to Lanchester's Laws -- mathematical equations developed during World War I that examine when large numbers of weaker fighters can overpower a smaller force of stronger ones.

From Science Daily • Dec. 22, 2025

Like the pachinko game that serves as title and metaphor for the series and the Min Jin Lee book on which it is based, action and reaction overpower whatever plans we might make.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

He was still attempting to fend off the flu-like symptoms of malaria that had been trying to overpower him since the first two canoes were smashed.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple