overwhelmed

Example Sentences

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These money managers may help if you’re feeling overwhelmed helping your parents pay their bills.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

Kitchen workers were overwhelmed preparing mountains of shrimp.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

The consequences for workers can be deadly, with regular reports of fatigue, dizziness and nausea -- signs of heat stress, when the body's natural cooling systems are overwhelmed.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

Sir David Attenborough has said he has been "completely overwhelmed" by the messages he has received ahead of his 100th birthday.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Bass, whose main interest was the Mediterranean Bronze Age, was at first overwhelmed by the opportunity.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler