Sentence examples for and overcome by from inspiring English sources

I sat on the bench and, overcome by melancholy, wept.

And overcome by the good air and the river breezes, I fell asleep.

In 1953, after many threats of suicide, and overcome by depression, Reeves McCullers killed himself.

These qualities are hard to come by when I'm stressed and overcome by the tyranny of the to-do list.

After a day of brutal politicking, she wandered into the Parliament lobby and, overcome by emotion, wept in the arms of a female journalist, a stranger to her.

He made several gaffes, including once calling Mr. Chirac "tired, past it and overcome by the wear and tear of power," which he later had to apologize for.

Her characters -- even the mythical and animal ones -- ache with longing and are overcome by bitterness and spite.

I was newly married, not very happy and frequently overcome by anger, and Ripert's words had the stern resonance of truth.

Underwood describes how a Dr. Male and his daughter viewed the remains and were overcome by "the effluvium".

They stopped urinating and were overcome by thirst; they began to vomit and their skin turned blue.

I stood on the stage and looked out at the empty theatre and was overcome by the feeling of today being pressed into yesterday.