swamped

Example Sentences

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The dinghy they were travelling on became swamped and capsized in the early hours of 24 November 2021, in what became the deadliest Channel small boat incident on record.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

"We kind of got a little bit swamped just on the finish. I got stuck in the barriers there and couldn’t really get out," Welsford said.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

In the last weeks of 2025, Indian social media was swamped with discussions about a single juggernaut: Dhurandhar, an espionage thriller set in the backdrop of India-Pakistan tensions.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026

Neither investors nor industry can get enough of the precious metal, while a glut of oil has swamped energy markets and depressed fuel prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

She was usually swamped by the constant demands of the household and the ceaseless uproar of. my brothers.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly