Sentence examples for overpower an from inspiring English sources

The added forces slowed, then eventually halted the Japanese advance towards Port Moresby in September 1942, and defeated an attempt by the Japanese to overpower an Allied base at Milne Bay.

Remember, subtle is the key here; chunky jewelry can overpower an outfit and your skin tone, but they can be added if tastefully done.

So the onus is on him to play at exactly the right tempo to overpower a player like Hewitt.

If a problem erupts, Ms. Meltzer said, the patients are often strong enough to overpower a staff member.

Pinot grigio has one endearing quality: it's easy to drink and will never overpower a meal.

"Leake & Watts allowed four grown men, male staff members, to physically overpower a boy of 16 and restrain him for a period of approximately five minutes," he said.

Ms. Reedy is a robust singer, comfortable with jazz and cabaret inflections, and is mindful never to overpower a lyric or feeling.

We are dealing with the sea and if the sea will overpower a vessel, no matter how rigid safety is, we will never combat that.

At No. 18, Woods missed the green on his second shot and then tried to overpower a 6-iron instead of using a 5-iron.

Or the fact that Kirk and Spock could two-handedly overpower a 24th-century Romulan spaceship like it was a 60s Bond movie.

The war seems to have shattered norms and trained some men to think that when they want sex, they need simply to overpower a girl.