overwhelming

Example Sentences

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He said that while he was still working his way through submissions, it was clear there was "overwhelming support to modify the approach envisaged in the Carbon Neutral Roadmap".

From BBC

Some were brought to tears, he said, by the "overwhelming" experience.

From Barron's

The primary reason for the Premier League's dominance is its overwhelming financial power, and it just keeps getting richer compared with every other league.

From Barron's

Nepal Police told the BBC that they "were faced with an overwhelming situation where we had to respond to multiple incidents simultaneously".

From BBC

The other was bestowed on a 100-year-old Navy pilot who led his squadron to victory in a 1952 Korean War aerial battle against an overwhelming enemy force that remained secret until 2002.

From The Wall Street Journal