Sentence examples for and overpowered by a from inspiring English sources

The writer recalls a movie "His Wedding Day," in which Harry Langdon was absorbed and overpowered by a mysterious character and forced to leave his wedding.

By S. J. Perelman The New Yorker, October 8, 1960 P. 38 The writer recalls a movie "His Wedding Day," in which Harry Langdon was absorbed and overpowered by a mysterious character and forced to leave his wedding.

His production is set in a vast grey room, containing but a single wardrobe, and yet for all its apparent sturdiness, the room is soon overhung by a desperately creepy, nest-like assemblage of sticks, sucked into darkness, obscured by dim light and overpowered by a sound design that merges the unique soundtrack of Australian wilderness with ghostly singing and horror-worthy orchestrations.

Outnumbered and overpowered by a combination of Indian land, air and sea forces, the Portuguese lost the two-day war.

The risotto that accompanied a juicy swordfish steak was salty and overpowered by saffron, when only a hint of that spice was required.

The Canadian players, who have so often been overshadowed and overpowered by the Americans, trudged away from the stadium furious.

The sweeter cola flavor is there but it's subtler and overpowered by the intense citrus".

But when the intrinsic muscles are atrophic and overpowered by the extrinsic muscles, this stabilizing action is lost, which eventually may result in clawing of the toes.

One tried to rob a bank with a water pistol, but concussed himself on a glass door and was overpowered by a teenage girl.

A salad of small dice of beets and apple is overpowered by a thick buttermilk dressing that tends toward sourness in concert with the goat cheese.

Even the Euro Asian salad, with its straightforward greens, beets, blue cheese and walnuts, was overpowered by a heavy handed creamy balsamic dressing.