overwhelm

Example Sentences

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Can overwhelming wholesomeness be enough of a punchline to carry an entire series?

From Salon

There’s a massive culture of forecasting and dissecting — it can be overwhelming to me as a viewer because I feel like I’m not watching closely enough.

From Los Angeles Times

At first, he found the course overwhelming due to the mix of hearing, deaf and Irish Sign Language interpreters, but said it has been a "really great learning process".

From BBC

On Sunday, a person died in rising waters as flooding overwhelmed parts of Redding, according to city officials.

From Los Angeles Times

State media has published images of an emotional Kim embracing a returned soldier who appeared overwhelmed, burying his face in the leader's chest.

From Barron's