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.
• 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
• 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 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
• 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 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
• Her fans rush to her defense, overwhelming the noise with even more applause.
  — Candace Buckner, Washington Post, 1 July 2024
• An artist and her ego can often overwhelm or even outperform the art.
  — Lynn Steger Strong, The New Republic, 17 Mar. 2023
• 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
• But just a short 10- to 20-mile jaunt north and storm surge will overwhelm the densely populated area.
  — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024
• Start with this style, a touch of island life in cooler tones to subtly sport the trend, without overwhelming the eyes.
  — Maverick Li, Men's Health, 30 Mar. 2023
• However, those free gas sites have at times been overwhelmed.
  — Matt Egan, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
• That didn’t completely overwhelm the entire budget to bring that in?
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Nov. 2022
• 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
• Similarly, when project approval is unchecked, too many projects are greenlit, which can overwhelm resources and lead to inefficiencies or failures.
  — Barry Cousins, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
• Israel has severely limited the entry of basic humanitarian aid in recent weeks, and the three remaining hospitals in the north — one raided over the weekend — say they have been overwhelmed by waves of wounded.
  — Ami Bentov, Tia Goldenberg, Samy Magdy and Joseph Krauss, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 12 Nov 2024