Sentence examples for they were overcoming from inspiring English sources

In challenging former President George W. Bush over the war in Iraq, they showed they were overcoming their deep post-Vietnam fear of being painted as weak on defense when taking a strong anti-war stance.

In a news conference from space earlier today, the three crew members said they were overcoming their grief over the loss of friends on Columbia and would be willing to extend their planned four-month stay to a year, if necessary, to help the project.

Hull were overrun before they were overcome.

At least this week, they were overcome.

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

Half a dozen women told me that they were overcome with emotion as they watched the video.

Once they were overcome, though, came doubts about the drinking, nights at the city's Capitol Lounge.

Inside, they discovered the bodies of Mark, 43, and Joseph Jr., 39, in the living room, where they had been watching television when they were overcome by the fumes.

They had reached the Pole on January 18 , 1912 just over a month after Captain Amundsen, the Norwegian, and had struggled far back towards safety when they were overcome".

They were to be married; but, when the great poet Aithirne the Importunate and his two sons (also poets) saw Luaine, they were overcome with desire for her.

Three members of a Long Island family were found unconscious in their basement apartment yesterday after they were overcome by carbon monoxide fumes, the Nassau County police said.