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
The issue he confronted, stripped of all its distractions, was simply whether his love were potent enough to overmaster his pride and bring it to its knees.
From The Wall Between by Bassett, Sara Ware
She was, however, not one of those who fold their hands and let circumstances overmaster them.
From The King's Warrant A Story of Old and New France by Engelbach, Alfred H.
His great strength must have some outlet, lest it should overmaster the gentleness of his love.
From The White Ladies of Worcester A Romance of the Twelfth Century by Barclay, Florence L. (Florence Louisa)
Her form was shaken with emotion so strong as to almost overmaster her.
From Out of a Labyrinth by Lynch, Lawrence L.
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