- present participle of overwhelm.
overwhelming
Example Sentences
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Fiona Morris, who has ADHD, said she had often found large supermarkets overwhelming.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
"The overwhelming majority of Taiwanese compatriots do not want war; they wish to live their lives in peace and hope for peaceful cross-strait exchanges," Han said at the National Day event.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
The scale of those losses remains overwhelming even as we pass three years since the day that shook Jews around the world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Rosie does not blame the gentle parenting philosophy itself but instead says the overall amount of parenting advice online was "overwhelming" and "made mundane parenting choices feel like the absolute end of the world."
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Similarly, the overwhelming majority of people on parole were convicted of nonviolent crimes.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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