overpowering

Example Sentences

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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

When Roberts-Smith came home from Afghanistan in 2013, he was considered a national hero, having been awarded Australia's highest military honour for single-handedly overpowering Taliban fighters attacking his SAS platoon.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

In Michigan’s overpowering run in this tournament, Mara was everywhere.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Mr. Sturridge is almost animalistic and at times absurdly funny in delineating Mat’s sudden and obsessive love; it seems to draw him to Anna with an almost overpowering force.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025

The air is bad here, there’s too much musk, the overpowering scent of money.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood