Sentence examples for were overpowering from inspiring English sources
verb
To subdue someone by superior force.
- We overpowered the opposing army within a couple of hours.
My suspicions were overpowering.
His fastball and forkball were overpowering, while Maddux relied on precision.
Above the bar an ancient rivalry was unfolding: the Green Bay Packers were overpowering the Chicago Bears.
For a great deal of heat is still present and unless the cold were overpowering it the cloud would not freeze.
Defective in flowing and rhythmical melody, the singers were unable to contend with the orchestral accompaniments, which were overpowering from their very fulness and complication.
John Allen Paulos, a math professor at Temple University and author of "Innumeracy," said vivid television images were overpowering small statistics to produce a false nightmare.
They were overpowered at least six times.
They were overpowered, outclassed and humbled.
"We were overpowered with size," Allan Houston said.
Two grilled shrimps were overpowered by their limoncello marinade.
