Sentence examples for was overcoming from inspiring English sources

But it was overcoming a national identity crisis that was the real clincher.

Tan, their best gymnast on rings, was overcoming food poisoning that caused him to struggle.

While death was overcoming her, he virtually abstained from eating and drinking for eight months.

Perhaps the hardest part in coming out about my own diagnosis was overcoming this ascribed guilt.

Through education she had bettered her family and was overcoming the barriers of racism, Islamophobia, sexism and poverty.

Despite receiving bad news, she said her son remained in "reasonable" spirits and was overcoming a head cold.

Lisi was overcome.

"I was overcome," Wright recalled.

Ms. Schimko was overcome.

Her father was overcome.

"I was overcome".