overmaster
Example Sentences
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It was a welcome reminder that even in the rankly toxic House of Representatives, sometimes the personal transcends the ideological and that civility and empathy can overmaster appearances.
From Slate ● Jan. 25, 2012
Her form was shaken with emotion so strong as to almost overmaster her.
From Out of a Labyrinth by Lynch, Lawrence L.
Only thus should Truth be followed, with an interest great enough to overmaster all fears as to whither she may lead and what she may disclose.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 by Various
Sooner or later their lies outwit them and overmaster them, for whenever people believe a liar he is forced to act as if he had spoken the truth.
From The Flight of Pony Baker A Boy's Town Story by Howells, William Dean
It had begun so delicately; it became in a little while so determined, it threatened to overmaster him.
From The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath by Blackwood, Algernon
