Sentence examples for feeling overcome from inspiring English sources

"feeling overcome" is a perfectly correct and usable phrase in written English
It is used to describe a feeling of being overwhelmed by a situation or emotion. For example, "After seeing the destruction caused by the fire, she felt overcome with sadness."

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Though not exclusive to the city of Florence - the syndrome takes its name from 19th-century French author Stendhal, who wrote of feeling overcome by the beauty of the Renaissance artworks he encountered in Florence during his travels in Italy in 1817.

Don't let that feeling overcome you.

Letting the feeling overcome you will lead you down a road that isn't too pleasant.

Feeling overcome with anger or sadness on a regular basis could indicate an underlying issue, but there's another intensity to be on the lookout for: catastrophizing.

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A strange feeling overcame Bill as he and Patrick began to talk about baseball.

He returns alone to his hotel room when a terrible, detached feeling overcomes him — he realizes that he is going to die.

What is this feeling overcoming me as this diva I've admired for years (and secretly channeled in moments of insecurity) – thanks to her rockstar books like The Desire Map and The Firestarter Sessions – reveals her process and progress (because, as she says in her Canadian accent, "everything is progress") to me? Ah, yes, it's relief!

Don't let your feelings overcome you.

I heard the sounds of war around me and I crawled and crawled, until a feeling overcame me where I decided to abandon life and stood up and started to walk.

"It's quite like being on a sports team that's winning, and that feeling helps overcome the exhaustion".

I heard my dad in the audience and with everyone cheering your name it is a really nice feeling to overcome the nerves I may have felt in the past".

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