Sentence examples for the overwhelmed from inspiring English sources
verb
To engulf, surge over and submerge.
- The dinghy was overwhelmed by the great wave.
For the overwhelmed homeowner, she suggested making the simplest adjustments.
The overwhelmed police on the scene had retreated.
"I'm still in the overwhelmed and shocked phase.
The overwhelmed workers at Margibi didn't know what to do.
What should I tell the overwhelmed single parent, left behind by a spouse who couldn't cope?
No: We will not make a line, no matter how the overwhelmed airline staff plead.
The overwhelmed social worker spends much of her page time apologizing for her own futility.
Third, Europe should invest in refugee support in the overwhelmed nations of Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon.
The overwhelmed winner carried off his prize in two shopping bags filled with Vietnamese currency.
We went to the sales counter where the overwhelmed clerk grabbed the sweater and appraised it.
None came, only encouraging commentaries telling the overwhelmed Hungarians to keep up their struggle".
