overpowering
Example Sentences
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“Record output and the storage overhang are simply overpowering whatever residual weather-driven power burn is still left in the late-summer schedule,” Phil Flynn of Price Futures Group says in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
The urge, he later tells me, feels overpowering.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
Dustin Dunwoody, Royal: Armed with an overpowering fastball, Dunwoody is 7-0, has an 0.18 ERA with 74 strikeouts in 39 1/3 innings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2026
It left Brian and his neighbours dealing with smoke, ash and an overpowering "chemical" smell which some described as like living in a "war zone".
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2026
I told her no, for her own good—but let me tell you, no one’s overpowering a weredragon if she wants to go somewhere.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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