Overwhelming

//ˌəʊvəˈ(h)wɛlmɪŋ//

"Overwhelming" in a Sentence (15 examples)

The bill was passed by an overwhelming majority.

An overwhelming majority voted to abolish the brutal punishment.

An overwhelming part of our behavior is learned.

A poll shows that an overwhelming majority is in favor of the legislation.

Dreams flew out of that box when it was opened: dreams of secrets written in disappearing ink and of overwhelming odors.

They were attacking against overwhelming odds.

He resolutely pushed forward from the start, overwhelming and pushing out his off-balance opponent.

The sound from the thundersticks was overwhelming at the stadium today.

The heat is overwhelming.

Parents' love can sometimes be so overwhelming that you can't breathe.

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The vote was taken at once, and it was agreed by an overwhelming majority that rats were comrades.

It is this stretch which provides what is perhaps the most staggering scenic prospect of all; the impression made on the mind by the overwhelming height of the Eiger, towering over the train, is almost impossible to describe.

God is an overwhelming responsibility.

“What makes a eugenicist is this overwhelming faith that everything in human nature is determined by your genes,” he says.

They have centuries of premodern experience in coping with being overwhelmed in multiple ways—not only by God, but also by other overwhelmings that have always been part of the human condition, such as disease, famine, war […]

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