swamped

Example Sentences

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The losses swamped the pickup in yields, leading to total-return losses.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

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

Now, as some businesses, investors and individuals become more concerned about who will be swamped in that transformation, the companies are making a pivot to trying to help manage the downside.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 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