Sentence examples for To become overcome from inspiring English sources

They "ran to the trouble, not from the trouble," the governor said, before seeming to become overcome with emotion.

Wonder only sang a few lines of the hit down the phone, but it was enough to see the presenter become overcome with emotion and start rubbing his eyes.

Jerusalem is a city of huge importance for three of the world's major religions - Christianity, Judaism and Islam - and pilgrims to the city often become overcome with emotion when visiting significant religious sites.

They say it's easy to get disoriented, injured or become overcome by toxic fumes from the volcano.

Wearing a black suit and white fedora, Apollo Olango  struggled to speak as he became overcome with emotion.

Wearing a black suit and white fedora, Apollo Olango struggled to speak as he became overcome with emotion.

"One of the resistance fighters became overcome with anger.

She became overcome with guilt and decided against suicide.

Sabrina becomes overcome with oral grief.

RIGHT after the new year, Tracey Ross, owner of the Los Angeles boutique that bears her name, turned in her Manolo Blahniks for Nike hiking sneakers and headed out to the mountains of Calabasas, Calif., to check into the Ashram, a boot camp-like spa where the motto is "To become, we overcome".

To become something, and overcome your fear, Augie says, you fashion a self that can frighten the world back: "You invent a man who can stand before the terrible appearances.