overwhelming
Example Sentences
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Instead, there is an overwhelming emphasis on the individual.
From Salon
The overwhelming majority backed the Nicene Creed, which affirmed the full divinity of Jesus, declaring he is “of one substance” and thus equal to God the Father.
Conventional suffragists initially welcomed her but soon found her personal ambition overwhelming.
"Our children have experienced frightening, scary, overwhelming, terrifying things. They should be afforded treatment for that," says Fiona Wells from Patch.
From BBC
"I thought it was all my fault," admits Daisy who found the grief overwhelming, feeling she had let her friend down, while Georgia struggled with the realisation that even their most promising attempt hadn't succeeded.
From BBC
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