How to Use overwhelm in a Sentence

overwhelm

verb

• The city was overwhelmed by the invading army.
• They were overwhelmed with work.
• Don't overwhelm him with facts.
• Levchenko, 36 years old, found a shortcut at the start of the war when morgues were overwhelmed.
  — James Marson, WSJ, 7 Nov. 2023
• He was overwhelmed by smoke on the top floor and was forced to exit the building.
  — Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 1 July 2023
• We have been overwhelmed with a huge amount of love and support over the last few days.
  — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024
• The plant will turn from green to brown, and the jar will keep the aroma of cannabis from overwhelming the kitchen.
  — Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2023
• The city’s hospitals and morgues were overwhelmed, unable to cope with the influx of the dead.
  — Sarah Sirgany, CNN, 18 Sep. 2023
• Already overwhelmed by the sheer amount of deals at Amazon?
  — Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 10 Oct. 2023
• Given the powerful 80-mile-an-hour winds, the force of the wind would have overwhelmed their vessel.
  — Analisa Novak, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2023
• And then, of course, at all times, the screen is beckoning us, overwhelming our lives.
  — Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 31 Dec. 2023
• Taylor Swift is overwhelmed by the love from Sydney fans!
  — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 25 Feb. 2024
• The plant was built to handle the spills from Tijuana but has been overwhelmed by the increasing flows over the years.
  — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2024
• Don’t be overwhelmed by the store’s collection of over 550 bottles.
  — Jillian Mueller, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• The whole show felt choreographed to overwhelm even its star, and when Lana left the stage for the final time, she was carried off, swaddled in a white sheet.
  — Pitchfork, 20 Dec. 2023
• The sheer amount of water overwhelmed the city’s sewer system.
  — Miriam Jordan, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2023
• Much as an electric field can overwhelm the weak force of gravity, so, too, can the warmth of a lonely atom.
  — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 27 Sep. 2023
• Cool gray paint on the walls and similarly hued floor tiles keep the pattern from overwhelming the small space.
  — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2023
• But in January 2020, the cancer began to overwhelm his body.
  — Nathan Luna, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2024
• The various vocals on the track are generally clear, though the bass depth overwhelms the mix at times.
  — PCMAG, 26 Jan. 2024
• The cardigan has a boxy, oversized silhouette but didn’t overwhelm my frame.
  — Lauren Fischer, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2023
• The churning surf overwhelmed some beaches and injured at least eight people.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Jan. 2024
• The suspect was overwhelmed by the flight crew and subdued, and then handcuffed to a seat, the federal official told ABC News last month.
  — Jolie Lash, ABC News, 16 Nov. 2023
• Since then, Nvidia has been overwhelmed with customer requests.
  — Stephen Witt, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2023
• The wonder of this painting is that, by not trying to overwhelm, Mason overwhelms.
  — Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2024
• The offensive line overwhelmed Navy’s front, clearing huge holes.
  — Ken Maguire, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2023
• Think of it as seasoning in a dish—just enough to improve the flavor without overwhelming the taste.
  — Nick Zviadadze, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
• Bwari, a satellite town 37 miles from the capital, has been overwhelmed by kidnap attacks for the last year, a sign of the growing nature of the problem.
  — Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 9 Apr. 2024
• The suspect was overwhelmed by flight crew and subdued and then handcuffed to a seat, the federal official told ABC News.
  — Amanda Maile, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2023
• Cleveland police, overwhelmed by a summer of crime, are getting some more help.
  — Staff Reports, cleveland, 10 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024