Sentence examples for seeks to overwhelm from inspiring English sources
As we have seen, torture proper targets autonomy itself, and seeks to overwhelm the capacity of the victims to exercise rational control over their decisions at least in relation to certain matters for a limited period of time by literally terrorising them into submission.
Above all, Stewart seeks to "overwhelm the viewer" with both "chaotic, busy scenes," and "images that are simple and lead your eyes through the frame with ease".
With the right side of Diaz's face covered in blood, McGregor sought to overwhelm a man 10lbs heavier and four inches taller.
BEHIND THE NEWS The attackers sought to overwhelm the targets' Web servers with torrents of data requests; in some cases they did disrupt Internet sites for a while, though little lasting harm was done.
"They have generally sought to overwhelm opponents with the high-tempo precision and cumulative rhythm of their attacking, whereas he is so wedded to a less persistently urgent style - frequently drifting rather languidly in search of a single killer pass - that sometimes there is the impression that the others have to brake and look around to see what he is doing".
To combat these symptoms of denial, the CEO sought to overwhelm his team with objective data and analysis the conditions facing the company's customers and end consumers across a variety of economic sectors around the world.
What if we sought to overwhelm the competition, even run up the score, extend kindness to all regardless of whether the favor is returned or not?
They do not seek to overwhelm the women wearing them, rather they highlight their best attributes and distract from anything other, which some may argue, is the highest form of high fashion.
At times, the racial pathologies Jaynes seeks to confront almost overwhelm his abilities as an interrogator, looming over the novel as inscrutably as Poe's snow man and forcing the narrator to retreat into a kind of repeated, one-note refrain.
The rappers boasted -- all rappers must -- but Del sought to intrigue, not overwhelm.
