overwhelm

Example Sentences

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The material activates two separate chemical reactions once inside a tumor cell, overwhelming it with oxidative stress while leaving surrounding healthy tissue unharmed.

From Science Daily

Despite some species being naturally resilient to wet winters, rescue groups said repeated storms and saturated ground were overwhelming animals' ability to cope.

From BBC

The singer seemed overwhelmed as she made her third trip of the night to the podium.

From BBC

A single social media post turned what had been one of Syed Usman Shah's "proudest moments" into one of the most overwhelming and upsetting.

From BBC

“I was overwhelmed by the number of things I didn’t know,” she says.

From The Wall Street Journal