swamped
Example Sentences
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As a result, the city has been swamped with a mounting backlog of streetlight repairs — more than 33,000.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
After its chaotic first day, Chai Pani was a huge success, surviving the financial collapse, the Covid-19 pandemic and a catastrophic flood that swamped the area after Hurricane Helene.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
If it is the fate of all men to be eclipsed by time, it is the special fate of the reformers of the day to be swamped by the incoming tide of tomorrow.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
"You know they come in waves and you think you're doing alright and then you're hit by another one and you're swamped," she said.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026
Border police were swamped, trying in vain to ease the gridlock by dividing traffic into four lanes.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
