Sentence examples for is overpowered from inspiring English sources
verb
To subdue someone by superior force.
- We overpowered the opposing army within a couple of hours.
Trucking is overpowered by non-union drivers".
BLT's version, alas, is overpowered by smoky bacon.
But watch the film and you will see a journeyman guard who consistently is overpowered.
Bouchard wins the first point, but is overpowered by Sharapova's groundstokes on the next two.
But its larger message is overpowered by the intellectual timidity of the messenger.
Soon, the smell of incense is overpowered by the smell of toast.
But the ordinary citizenry is overpowered by the heavily financed and therefore politically influential gun lobby.
There are times when Federer is overpowered by tennis's young sluggers, but other occasions when he seems impatient and distracted.
When he is on, he is overpowering.
But the tide of decline is overpowering.
The effect is overpowering, dwarfing visitors as they enter.
