Sentence examples for held overwhelming from inspiring English sources

According to the new poll, the two candidates held overwhelming leads among voters of their respective parties.

The encouraging election results in the former East Germany areas of Sachsen, Brandenburg, and Thuringia boosted Petry's stance within the party because she represents Sachsen and former East Germany, while also threatening Lucke, who once held overwhelming status in the party.

In Central London, where the nation's political, financial, and cultural power is held, the results were overwhelming.

Still, overwhelming is overwhelming.

He expected to be overwhelmed, but he held his own, he said.

Worshipers say workers in the shop blast music on Saturday mornings, overwhelming the religious service held with the door open to the boardwalk.

The instinct of fight or flight overwhelmed me, but I held my ground.

· I have held back for fear of overwhelm which I have believed would consume me if I was as successful as I know I'm capable of being.

That backlash overwhelmed the pre-summit negotiations held at Bali earlier this year, and turned them into a fiasco.

One of the recipients, Raymond Sutcliffe, said the pomp of the ceremony was "overwhelming" and he could not hold back the tears.

He feels particularly protective of the clinic as the fast-moving storm meant the clinic was unable to move many of their samples to third party holding centers, which were overwhelmed by demand.