Sentence examples for overcome by a from inspiring English sources

He is often overcome by a desire to wreak havoc.

They are still enthusiastic cheerleaders for fashion, but they don't seem so overcome by a dress.

But the Orioles have been overcome by a culture of losing.

He shuffles his feet, as if overcome by a fit of modesty.

One was too warm, the other was overcome by a smell that wasn't greasepaint.

I want to ask another question, but I'm overcome by a rare unreporterly desire.

They were overcome by a mad desire to be somewhere else.

There is no challenge that cannot be overcome by a determined Plaid Cymru government".

He is overcome by a sense of awe and the pages fall from his hands.

Staring at Angie's waxy, serious face, he is overcome by a flood of memories.

It was impossible not to be overcome by a sense of disappointment – no Ronaldo, no party.