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.
• Still, the new strain of the virus threatens to overwhelm them.
  — John Raby, ajc, 25 Dec. 2021
• The sauce should be more of a thin glaze with a punch of heat that doesn’t overwhelm the dish.
  — Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2022
• The emotions of the past few weeks overwhelm him at times.
  — Matt Canham, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Sep. 2021
• But humans have long been overwhelmed by the scale of the U.S. Code.
  — Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
• As the crowd roared, Ford fell to his knees, overwhelmed by the moment.
  — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
• Levchenko, 36 years old, found a shortcut at the start of the war when morgues were overwhelmed.
  — James Marson, WSJ, 7 Nov. 2023
• And for the most part, a young defense wasn’t overwhelmed by the moment.
  — Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
• 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
• For two hours, the weight of the occasion threatened to overwhelm the match.
  — Susie Rushton, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2022
• 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 cluster is bright and easy to read and doesn’t overwhelm you with data.
  — Roberto Baldwin, The Verge, 20 Mar. 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
• Bare Neutrals If the paradox of choice overwhelms you, then stick to the basics.
  — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 1 Jan. 2025
• In this case, Cookus thought there was a chance to overwhelm the Utes’ blocking scheme with a four-man rush up the middle.
  — oregonlive, 24 Oct. 2021
• Tip’s owner had been overwhelmed by six dogs and four cats.
  — Jennifer Peltz, ajc, 7 May 2023
• Simply put, the Lakers were overwhelmed by Morant and Bane.
  — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 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 that's a surefire way to eat healthily in a manner that won't overwhelm you.
  — Cat Lafuente, Health.com, 19 Jan. 2022
• 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
• Don't let the stress overwhelm the joy of the occasion—remember, some nerves are good!
  — Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 20 Apr. 2025
• 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
• The best way to battle these little varmints is to just overwhelm them with numbers.
  — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 22 Oct. 2021
• Minnesota overwhelmed the Lakers throughout the series, using its length to take down Los Angeles.
  — Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
• This has to be managed in a way that ensures that only other power plants get the first electrons to start moving on the grid, otherwise the normal demand would immediately overwhelm the limited number of small plants that are operating.
  — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2025