| 单词 | overwhelm |
| 例句 | On rare occasions see the need for reflection and are often overwhelmed by the current changing context. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z But she was good because wherever she was, there was life, good, tender, overwhelming, fun-loving and strong-scented life. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Most striking, perhaps, is the overwhelming evidence that implicit bias measures are disassociated from explicit bias measures. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Everything was so overwhelming that Mr. Matthews lightened the mood by taking me to an area where enlarged 3-D pictures of Mars were displayed. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Relief was the overwhelming feeling, but also combined with worry over how to get Otto out and fear at what waited for me on the other side of the door. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z His house was detached from those around it, surrounded by flowers that bloomed in splendid colors and overwhelming fragrances. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Guenever, who did not yet realize that Elaine had come between them more effectively than ever, Said this quite spontaneously, and she meant it She was overwhelmed with pity for her rival in the barge. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I was overwhelmed by the many faces and the voices which I could not understand. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z In the white general election of May 1987, the Nationalists won an overwhelming majority. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They snake between dusty boxes, overwhelm a sawhorse; he leads her through a thicket of them to what feels like an upholstered piano bench at the far end, and helps her sit. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Teachers who are not overwhelmed; teachers with sufficient time to devote to individual students; to inspire. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the sickness that follows rage overwhelmed him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z When she answered the door, she gave me a hug only a little less overwhelming than having a hellhound jump on you. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “Such fire! I do admire the Negros ability to continue fighting even in the face of overwhelming odds.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Moss thought, and he was gripped by an overwhelming need to move. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z As in Sean’s room, the smell of skin, salty and sweet, was stronger by the bed, but the smell in this room was slightly different, more familiar, and not overwhelmed by pine-scented cleaner. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z But in that one sentence, Dorian made his mistake, and he knew that his father had found his new weak spot: the overwhelming terror that Celaena would be ripped from him. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z And I'm overwhelmed by Rue, and the pain in my head, and my fear of Thresh, and the moaning of the dying girl a few feet away. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Downtown, storm water overwhelmed the sewers, bubbled up through manholes, and flooded the streets and businesses of the low-lying International District. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “I have an announcement to make. We have just dropped a new bomb on Japan which has more power than twenty thousand tons of TNT. It has been an overwhelming success!” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She touches his forearm just past his wrist, and the memory of handcuffs overwhelms him even all these months later. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z At the same time deep in the heat of my anger there was forged an overwhelming insight into the thing that had disturbed me when Strauss spoke and again when Nemur amplified his data. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z It’s very tedious and overwhelming, but satisfying at the same time. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Shaken to his core, Leeman sat down on the tracks, overwhelmed by his narrow escape and by the realization that he had just saved an entire train and scores of passengers. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z The eu-phoria, the overwhelming sense of relief, that had initially ac-companied my return to Petersburg faded, and an unexpected melancholy took its place. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z For a contributing citizen to be released from the community was a final decision, a terrible punishment, an overwhelming statement of failure. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z I realize how daunting the process is and I don’t want them to feel overwhelmed. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z There was nothing in her mind beyond an overwhelming wild happiness. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z To invade and overwhelm the indigenous Irish in Ulster, the British Crown called upon recruits from Scotland, which Britain had already invaded and colonized. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z He felt himself overwhelmed with a new perception of the color he knew as red. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Cal caught a feeling—a feeling of calamity, of destruction in the air, and a weight of sickness overwhelmed him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “I saw first a yellow glow, which grew almost instantly to an overwhelming white flash, so intense that I was completely blinded.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Shy Jerrie was overwhelmed by the attention, but she was smart enough to know that positive publicity would help the cause. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z And if you were black, the overwhelming odds were that you weren’t going to get one. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She had to keep moving, or the gravity of what she had just done would overwhelm her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z In contrast, France had done everything it could to ensure that its glory overwhelmed everyone. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z She pushed from room to room, trying to distinguish faces without being distracted by those big pretty eyes, or overwhelmed by the feeling that she didn’t belong. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Watching him try to navigate the at once overwhelming and heartbreaking experience of the unmasked mob— A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Everybody was sitting on sleeping bags, Alaska smoking with flagrant disregard for the overwhelming flammability of the structure, when the Colonel pulled out a single piece of computer paper and read from it. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z When the fight began, in a sold-out Yankee Stadium on the evening of June 19, Louis was, at eight to one, the overwhelming favorite in New York. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Like Bestemama, he sat most of the time quietly in a chair, saying very little and totally overwhelmed, I imagine, by the raucous rabble who were destroying his neat and polished home. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z I just stand there, holding this handful of pills and thinking of everything that has happened, and the pain in my heart overwhelms me. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “Your charm overwhelms me,” I say in my driest voice. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I feel overwhelmed by the desire to smile and cry at the same time. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z In its day its grandeur would have overwhelmed the visitor. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Methuselah sits puny and still in his avocado tree with his eyes ticking back and forth, unprepared for a new season of overwhelming freedom. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a reasonable request, but an overwhelming one, too. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He prepared to attack, but how many could he dispatch before they overwhelmed him? The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He is overwhelmed by the production taking place for his benefit. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He was suddenly overwhelmed with a feeling of pride. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z We have become, in our society, overwhelmed by people clamoring for our attention. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Every negation requires mental homework, and when a sentence contains many of them the reader can be overwhelmed. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The pursuit had been confused, the Specials overwhelmed by everything that had happened that night. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The finality of it all was too overwhelming. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He looked weak, caved in, dead already, dead and done, and when David saw him he was overwhelmed with the change. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z What the California names data suggest is that an overwhelming number of parents use a name to signal their own expectations of how successful their children will be. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Thomas would have to convince him somehow that stress had finally overwhelmed him and a good night’s rest had solved everything. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Thank goodness, because it was already overwhelming to be doing this by ourselves. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z I was still so overwhelmed I didn’t even tag on a “sir.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Minutes passed like hours before he finally recognized himself as the source of the turbulent roar that was overwhelming him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z A little overwhelmed, I began the generalized evasions which that question deserves. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Since being a “mom” to 150 college-bound kids will be overwhelming, I’ve decided to rally the troops and elicit more help. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z There were some white, Latino, and Asian kids on the floor as well, but the overwhelming majority of students seemed to be African American. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z First she broke our spirits by overwhelming us with work we couldn’t really complain about because the topics are the kind of things we talk about all the time. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Awakening from this dream, he was overwhelmed by a feeling of great sadness. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z The sheer amount of visual information always overwhelmed him. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z I would like to say I was driven to what I did by some overwhelming, tragic motive. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The overwhelming majority of listeners recognized the broadcast as a radio play. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z The result, with the arrival of Western technology, is that the more entrepreneurial societies are now exploiting Western technology to overwhelm their conservative neighbors. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Today, sounds and voices are muffled by a liquid fear so overwhelming I could drown in its waters and no one would ever know, sinking down to the depths of some bottomless trench. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z As in prior wars, this one presented scientists with the challenge of helping soldiers and their commanders figure out how to take advantage of technology rather than be overwhelmed by it. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z As much as he admired Paul and was influenced by his views, Jim sometimes felt overwhelmed by his friend’s self-assurance and charisma. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Daugherty looked over at Harding and was instantly overwhelmed by what he saw. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z An overwhelming sensation crushed my chest so that I could barely breathe. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “Your sympathy,” I said, “is overwhelming. No wonder the patients love you.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Like a flash flood, it came rushing back, threatening to overwhelm me. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The sheer amount of glittering visual information overwhelmed Dill. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z It bit here, swallowed there, seemingly overwhelmed by the riches before it. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Colonel Cathcart sighed with enormous, tearful relief, almost overwhelmed with gratitude. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The idea of having to speak a foreign language all the time was overwhelming, even for girls like me who'd studied English for years. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Hunger was making my head feel funny, too, bubbling up every once in a while to overwhelm even the spikes of terror shooting through me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The whole mind and purpose of the Power that wielded them was now bent with overwhelming force upon the Mountain. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z She would be overwhelmed when she realized that there was a kindred spirit in the audience. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The facts overwhelmed me and wrenched my already aching belly. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z And in this single look I feel as if I’ve opened his personal .zip file; suddenly years of compressed emotional information comes bursting out, and I’m hit with an overwhelming truth. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Instead they were overwhelming, disorienting expeditions, either going to Calcutta, or sightseeing in places they did not belong to and intended never to see again. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z While this book is thus ultimately about history and prehistory, its subject is not of just academic interest but also of overwhelming practical and political importance. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Though all but overwhelmed by what I saw, I was fascinated. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Flames crackled, adding the scent of burning pine to the overwhelming smells from all of Doc’s potions and oils combined. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z It is when confronted by the overwhelming signal of free molecules of endotoxin, evoking memories of vibrios in great numbers, that the limulus flies into panic, launches all his defenses at once, and destroys himself. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z If that army got to the top of the hill, we would be overwhelmed. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Avoiding Lola's gaze the whole while, she proceeded to outline the plot, even as its stupidity began to overwhelm her. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z In spite of her terrifying frankness and overwhelming naïveté, he really knew nothing about her and he was tired of living with an enigma. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He had something in reserve, some ingenious product of his counselor’s wits that would overwhelm their scheme. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z He realized then that everybody in line for the 11:30 bus, everybody waiting for whatever bus, was as overwhelmed with thoughts and memories of the people gone from their lives as he was. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z The basic idea: How to make machines work best for people without becoming overwhelming. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z She would put all her power into her voice and hope it was enough to overwhelm her enemy’s will. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He was the same gentle old man I remembered, but I was overwhelmed by the distance between us. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The common denominator in all these conditions—whether in the lungs, the muscles, or the bones—is overwhelming pain. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Yet their loyalty to Hall was such that the two men ignored the overwhelming odds and set out toward the South Summit as fast as they could climb. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z But of the people primed to be polite, the overwhelming majority—82 percent—never interrupted at all. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z The pictures identified the rooms, and the pre-Raphaelite influence was overwhelming. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z We thought only of this overwhelming hatred for the unborn baby. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z The overwhelming impression is of an ordered, untroubled world. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Once it was gone, all the suffering had risen up to overwhelm her. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The overwhelming military superiority of even tiny numbers of mounted Spaniards, together with their political skills at exploiting divisions within the native population, did the rest. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The challenges of managing the prison—which was designed to hold twelve hundred inmates but instead had three times that number—were overwhelming. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z His presence was overwhelming, yet equally evident was the lithesome grace of it. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z His firsthand perspective on the plight of people wrongfully convicted was deeply meaningful to students, who often seemed overwhelmed by Walter's testimony. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z With his passing, he evaded the overwhelming consequence of his success: the challenge of consolidating a polyglot empire unprecedented in size and comprising peoples who, by and large, despised each other. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z He was overwhelmed by a desire not so much to get away from Julia as to get back to the Chestnut Tree Cafe, which had never seemed so attractive as at this moment. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Some minutes later I was overwhelmed by a disturbingly familiar feeling of suffocation, and I realized that my oxygen had once again run out. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Yossarian sank to the floor with a shriek, shutting his eyes in overwhelming terror as he saw the girl lift the knife to strike at him again. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Homework came in overwhelming waves, especially chemistry and calculus, which I had a hard enough time learning even with formal instruction. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Lee knows that Grant is preparing for an overwhelming attack. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z The second is that societies lacking the invention find themselves at a disadvantage vis-a-vis the inventing society, and they become overwhelmed and replaced if the disadvantage is sufficiently great. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z If he could convict Mhlaba on all four counts with litde evidence, could the death sentence be far behind for those of us against whom the evidence was overwhelming? Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When I felt frightened and overwhelmed, which was often, I would clench my fists so hard that my knuckles would hurt. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “I was overwhelmed. She was very near death. I didn’t know what to do.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z It was exciting, overwhelming, and—because my brain was still not working right—confusing. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Matthias realized that he would soon be overwhelmed as more sparrows pressed in on him, urged on by the mad exhortations of their King. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “It’s just...there’s so much underground here, so many layers, it’s overwhelming. Like standing in the middle of an orchestra and trying to concentrate on a single instrument. I’m going deaf.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Colonel Cathcart lived by his wits in an unstable, arithmetical world of black eyes and feathers in his cap, of overwhelming imaginary triumphs and catastrophic imaginary defeats. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The vlei people roused themselves and overwhelmed him before he got half a mile. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He almost fell, the physical reaction was so overwhelming. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z I was overwhelmed by the amount of food in the rest stop. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Worse, creating its own complicated path, fire could keep hopscotching over land until it overwhelms us. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Jasmine wasn’t interested at first—she’d never heard of restorative justice, and she was already feeling overwhelmed. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z But there are times when my temper overwhelms my desire to go unnoticed. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z It was overwhelming and beautiful, and I stood in the center of the room, trying to absorb it all. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z We get to the boys’ section and it overwhelms me. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z It’s a pleasant change of pace, something finite in contrast to her current, overwhelming, ongoing task: to prepare for her departure, picking the bones of the house clean. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z At the end of September, Lemos found the burden of caring for all of these dependents overwhelming, and, reluctantly and tearfully, she placed four of her children in the nearby Half-Orphan Asylum. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Alex sighed, fighting against the sense of grief that was suddenly overwhelming. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The thought of sleep, horizontal sleep, suddenly overwhelmed her. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z If I hadn’t been afraid before, the size of this place was enough to make a six-year-old feel overwhelmed. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Seeing so many people, Sam’s legs shook and she sat down heavily on the toilet, overwhelmed—but her sister was thrilled, asking everyone’s name as they came in. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z These men don’t even sleep on mats on the ground? she thought briefly, but then the horror of what was about to happen overwhelmed her and she looked around wildly for a means of escape. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z At the same time, it seems to be more of a reading for the circus as a whole than for Celia in particular, but it is so emotional that it overwhelms the details. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I closed my eyes, but I was too overwhelmed to concentrate. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z She fell backward in terror and almost got overwhelmed by the spider robots before I pulled her up and dragged her back toward the boat. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z As the buildings rose, the architects spotted flaws in their designs but found the forward crush of work so overwhelming, it threatened to leave the flaws locked in stone, or at least staff. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Finn remembered that the last time Mom had made French toast, it was because she’d gotten overwhelmed with her job and had to work an entire Saturday. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z It overwhelmed him, and he couldn’t look into the man’s face while his own body was overrun with appreciation and shame. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z When Borgenicht came home at night to his children, he may have been tired and poor and overwhelmed, but he was alive. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I feel overwhelming empathy for that group right now. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I have to go to the bathroom, and finally, that feeling is overwhelming. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Among the slipperiest of all is AIDS, which evolves new antigens even as it sits within an individual patient, thereby eventually overwhelming his or her immune system. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The whole time I know him, I have two overwhelming desires: to hug him and to give him a napkin. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Fear and pain made him close his eyes as he was overwhelmed by his tears. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z I felt as if Phil and Gay were showing off their “good deed” and nobody realized I was overwhelmed and frightened. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Affirmative action has been framed as a legitimate exception to the colorblindness principle—a principle now endorsed by the overwhelming majority of the American electorate. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Freed of the menacing greed and self-indulgence that had almost overwhelmed them during that time, the villagers had learned to celebrate themselves, as they were doing this evening. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z At last, the world, the national, and the local pictures had been fused into one overwhelming drama of moral struggle in which everybody in the hall was participating. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It's too much coming from her mouth and the look in her eyes is too earnest and I'm too overwhelmed to answer. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “What if they’re not at the meeting?” asked Feynman, feeling suddenly overwhelmed. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I should be catching up on my homework, but it seems so overwhelming and pointless. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z “We have to overwhelm the nymphs with fresh water, give them more than they can use. If we can dilute this poisonous stuff—” “Can your horn do that?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z My difficulty arose from the fact that the clips were utterly overwhelming. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z She had sat in the pews of different courtrooms for months, and the emotion of watching the sentencing of the final defendant in the slaying of her husband was overwhelming. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z If the brothers continue on and I run back to fight the soldiers, I’ll probably only take down a few before they overwhelm me. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z With his new, heightened feelings, he was overwhelmed by sadness at the way the others had laughed and shouted, playing at war. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z But it had one overwhelming advantage: allowing people to operate without having to explain themselves constantly turns out to be like the rule of agreement in improv. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Sometimes the responsibility felt overwhelming, but I couldn’t stop using my voice to fight bigotry. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I didn’t always answer the phone and took hours to reply to text messages from friends, but they understood my schedule was hectic and overwhelming. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I’m encouraged to go but they don’t want to overwhelm me. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z The place is chaos, the head physician and his apprentices overwhelmed as they try to save wounded men. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She was overwhelmed by what she called “the sacrifices I have to endure for you kids,” and my love, expressed in demands, added a greater burden. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The heat in the shop grows overwhelming, so we walk out to find breeze and shade. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The anger inside him was being replaced by an overwhelming sadness. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The military presence, one commentator was saying, “would soon be overwhelming.” Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z I’d never lived by myself, I’d gone from parents to flatmates to Tom, I found the idea overwhelming, so I said yes. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Spilled tea—or any other liquid— forms throbbing spherical globs in the air: the surface tension of the liquid overwhelms gravity. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, it’ll be great to see you. This whole thing has been...really overwhelming.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z He was so overwhelmed with grief that when he himself went down with pneumonia a month or so afterwards, he did not much care whether he lived or died. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z He told her about the good white Burgundy he and Olanna drank and how, afterward, he was overwhelmed with regret. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She felt a rushing blackness overwhelm her again, tried to throw herself upward, tried to growl back and challenge the dog. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Garrett looks at me with such despair, it nearly overwhelms me. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Harris argued that the top-down influence of parents is overwhelmed by the grassroots effect of peer pressure, the blunt force applied each day by friends and schoolmates. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z It seemed to Polly he was overwhelmed by the evening’s events. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z This liquid roar in my ears, this taste of char on my tongue—this was terror and the overwhelming will to live and the potential to kill. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Suddenly she had an almost overwhelming desire to look around—to see what was behind the other doors and down the other corridors. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z “So this is what it was all about, a new constellation—new life in the universe,” I whispered, overwhelmed by the magic my sisters and I had helped the goddess create. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Looking at the crowd, she could see her mother at the front of the line pleading with the desk sergeant, who looked overwhelmed. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z When Alcyone learned what he was planning she was overwhelmed with grief and terror. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z When I had first arrived in Great Wexly, I had been overwhelmed by the multitude of different things I saw. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z To see him brought before her a second time caused her overwhelming feelings of frustration and anger. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Indeed, the guard looked dazed and overwhelmed, and Pinmei suddenly realized how even a hero who would not be stopped by the fear of turning into ice could be slowed by a beautiful woman. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z She feels overwhelmed by the thought of the move she is about to make, to the city that was once home and is now in its own way foreign. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z They considered the enormous English wickedness in silence, overwhelmed by its dinouement. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Now I’m embarrassed, and beyond that overwhelmed to discover a covert stream of generosity running counter to the dominant corporate miserliness. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z We told the court that there was overwhelming evidence that Mr. McMillian's rights had been violated, and that he was entitled to immediate relief. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z But no matter how stringent the effort, the thicknesses of middle age were encircling him and threatening to overwhelm the athlete’s body, the Marine’s body of which he was so proud. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry thought he recognized Luna’s style: The effect, in such an enclosed space, was slightly overwhelming. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I was overwhelmed by the generosity of those who rescued me. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Van Riper was supposed to be cowed and overwhelmed in the face of a larger foe. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Some girls left the room, too overwhelmed with emotions to stay and hear the rest. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z He asked me to tell him the whole story, and I actually had to think hard to remember it, because I had been so overwhelmed on the gallery. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Professors, relatives, random people I met, asked what was next for me, and when I mentioned I was bound for law school—Harvard Law School, as it turned out—the affirmation was overwhelming. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I only shake my head, still overwhelmed by her revelations. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z When the court decision came down, of course I felt joy for my people and pride for what I had done, but my day-to-day problems overwhelmed me. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z He felt himself surrounded by dense, overwhelming fogs of possibilities in which he could perceive no glimmer of light. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He was shocked and delighted and overwhelmed, wagging his tail nervously, sniffing about in this strange, fluffy substance, whimpering with the mystery of it all. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She wasn’t even afraid of the rusalka; that emotion had been overshadowed by her overwhelming guilt. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry, I really am. I just got overwhelmed, that’s all.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The storm was impressive, overwhelming snow-clearance efforts; the mayor had declared a state of emergency. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Back to the walls! Come back to the City before all are overwhelmed!’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “She’s so overwhelmed with gratitude! And so excited to start a new life as a wife and mother!” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z After more than four months of debate, both the House of Representatives and the Senate voted by overwhelming margins to approve the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z The question overwhelms me, and I’m not sure why. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z It pushes Henry over some kind of edge, melted and overwhelmed on the lush bedclothes. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The small patch of land in the monastery garden produced an overwhelming volume of data to analyze—twenty-eight thousand plants, forty thousand flowers, and nearly four hundred thousand seeds. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z She was so overwhelmed with such relief, such joy, she could hardly talk. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z As she told friends later, her poetic sensibility overwhelmed her good judgment. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z It came to my olfactory sense, full and fresh, overwhelming: the smell of vegetation. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I got the overwhelming feeling that people were staring at my hair. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I knew I wasn’t sleep deprived, yet the feeling of fatigue was overwhelming me and the desire to go to sleep was so strong. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He had an almost overwhelming temptation to shout a string of filthy words at the top of his voice. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The arrogance of that overweening little jerk is simply overwhelming. palate/palette/pallet. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Jake’s a little overwhelmed by his recent burst of intelligence,” explained Grace. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z His own condition is overwhelming proof that white people do not live by these standards. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z I stood staring for a long moment, stunned and overwhelmed, then said maybe we could sort through it together, then I could find somewhere to photocopy what I’d need. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z And all at once, Travis felt an overwhelming urge to relieve himself of one more weight that day, while he was on a roll. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “If we fail to meet this challenge, all other nations will be on notice that despite its overwhelming power the United States, when a real crisis comes, will be found wanting.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “I didn’t want to overwhelm you, or scare you with questions,” she says. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z I must confess, my overwhelming feeling on hearing this was one of relief. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z She was overwhelmed by the unfairness of it: she had meant no harm. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Laughter erupted close by, and despite the dizziness and overwhelming need to barf, Seven sat up fast. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z I was literally overwhelmed when, in reading the works of Russian revolutionists, I came across descriptions of the “holiday energies of the masses,” “the locomotives of history,” “the conditions prerequisite for revolution,” and so Forth. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Again I was overwhelmed with those mixed feelings. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The conversation sputtered along in fits and starts; one second everything was good, the next uncomfortable as the past overwhelmed us. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “I agree, it’s an overwhelming moment. Perhaps you should sit down for a minute. Sit here,” he said, and gave me his chair. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I sat in the back of a spacious van loaded down with bags and a group of confused and overwhelmed American students, staring out the window. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z But what Everest lacks in architectural grace, it makes up for with sheer, overwhelming mass. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z They only wish to help, but it’s overwhelming, and when Keenan cuts through the crowd to retrieve me, I’m almost relieved. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z We are not beaten, for as soldiers we are better and more experienced; we are simply crushed and driven back by overwhelming superior forces. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d always respected Helen, but she had never felt the kind of overwhelming admiration for her that she did now. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I suppose it was part of my overwhelming urge to have more freedom, to convince Mother to have more faith in me and permit me to go more places and do more things. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Each day, Shukumar noticed, her beauty, which had once overwhelmed him, seemed to fade. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z But an overwhelming number have been inspired by the American example—or, as it should perhaps be called, the Native American example, for among its fonts is Native American culture, especially that of the Haudenosaunee. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It was pretty overwhelming trying to solve their task and worrying about Valley, but at the very least, there were others helping the Gran. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z He caught his breath, feeling an overwhelming shame. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The vehicle was stopped by a young African guard, but he was overwhelmed when dozens of armed policemen and several police dogs sprang from the vehicle. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly I was overwhelmed by the thought that she was gone forever. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z The amount of the work was beginning to overwhelm us. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Never having anyone look into her eyes and be simply overwhelmed. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z An overwhelming sense of loss threatened to swallow him. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Whatever Milkman had told her about his mother, whatever she had heard from Pilate and Reba, she could not remember, so overwhelmed was she in the presence of his mother. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z It was no longer a beautiful rhythm and flow; the longer Koffi stayed in it, the more overwhelmed she felt. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Transito removed her last veil, and her magnificent nakedness so overwhelmed me that I immediately felt deathly tired. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He seemed crazy with anguish, reliving a pain he’d kept locked up all this time, and now that it was loose, it had overwhelmed him. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly, the evidence overwhelmed me: there was no longer any reason to live, any reason to fight. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z We stand in silence for a little while, and I’m grateful for his presence, which keeps me from being overwhelmed by grief. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Even though she had walked through many blocks of burned- out buildings, seeing her block overwhelmed Claire. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z I blocked out two overwhelming thoughts in my head—twelve-year-old Vera talking about the suffering animals and Charlie saying, “I’m going to leave you something”—and I tried to think about something positive. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z To Ismene, shocking as it was, overwhelming her with anguish for the pitiful dead body and the lonely, homeless soul, it seemed, nevertheless, that nothing could be done except to acquiesce. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z As the twenty-two men left on Elephant Island watched the James Caird disappear among the ice on April 24, most of them felt an overwhelming gloom begin to settle. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z But my father had awakened and grabbed my aggressor, loo weak to overwhelm him, he thought of calling Meir Katz: “Come, come quickly! Someone is strangling my son!” Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Admittedly, though, the temptation to ignore race in our advocacy may be overwhelming. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The stench is still overwhelming, but it’s the best we can do. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z In addition, Native American armies had no animals to oppose to horses, whose value for assaults and fast transport gave Europeans an overwhelming advantage until some Native American societies themselves adopted them. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z At this point he had nothing to do but wait, and overwhelmed with self-reproach and worry, he began to creep and crawl over everything: walls, furniture, and ceiling,. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z Every night, when the married couple retired to their rooms, she was overwhelmed by a peculiar hatred she could not explain, which filled her soul with regret. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as he had escaped, a feeling of overwhelming moral outrage filled him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Suddenly free of this burden, they can burst out and overwhelm the landscape. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The more I raged, the more friction and heat overwhelmed me. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Exhausted and overwhelmed, we didn’t say much to each other. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Adams walked up to the Wall, overwhelmed by the names. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Kendra experienced the sense of vertigo that had overwhelmed her when they were changing Grandma back from being a hen. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I am breathless, and I can feel my heartbeat even in my fingertips; I am overwhelmed, teeming with loss and wonder and anger and longing. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z How far could I go without being overwhelmed by symptoms of panic? Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t about being reunited with my mother anymore, but still I could not suppress an almost overwhelming sense of longing. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Once we pass a certain boundary, we become overwhelmed. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Next thing I know, I’m overwhelmed with anxious questions—Is a kiss on the forehead too friendly? Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z They overwhelmed the forts at present-day Detroit and Dearborn and drove thousands of squatters from settlements all over Illinois and Indiana territories. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Chandrasekhar showed that a collapsing star that has about 1.4 times the mass of our sun will have enough gravity to overwhelm the Pauli exclusion principle. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Though overwhelmed by the responsibility being placed on his shoulders, he felt absolutely committed to the president. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z And we live by the lies we believe—at least until the actual reality becomes overwhelming. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Joseph, overwhelmed by everything, slipped the leather case with the photograph into his pocket and said, “Frankie, you should go now. My uncle might be back soon.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z She tackled Oliver in jubilation, too overwhelmed to say thank you. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Ifemelu stood there for a long time, her body unsure of itself, overwhelmed by a sense of newness. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He had an overwhelming urge to run straight to the Mud House and hide. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The sublimity of self-sacrifice activating the Cheerleaders overwhelmed him. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Richard felt slightly overwhelmed by the warm reception, by the neighbors who trailed in and said, “Good afternoon, nno, welcome,” as if they did not even think about minding that he had come uninvited. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The need for contact must have been overwhelming, and there was no one I could call except for Tom. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z There can be no doubt that the overwhelming majority of present-day Muggles refuse to believe in the magical beasts their ancestors so feared. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The disappointment and loss of not going to the concert suddenly overwhelmed Fern. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z The fire-control crews were soon overwhelmed, and in a matter of minutes the Coventry was listing badly to port. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z To Lawrence, however, the assignment seemed both inchoate and potentially overwhelming. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Here once again Anna found herself nearly overwhelmed. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z As Theseus listened, overwhelmed by this sum of terrible events, Hippolytus still breathing was carried in. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t unpleasant, but only added to my sense of being overwhelmed. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Even before the deuton affair, some Rad Lab researchers were questioning whether the cult of the machine had not overwhelmed the drive for basic science. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “Who is on trial here and what kind of tactics are these, trying to taint the witnesses for the prosecution in an effort to detract from testimony that remains nonetheless overwhelming!” The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z But as they reached the long, winding drive that led to the Carutherses’ house, Ophie couldn’t shake her overwhelming sense of dread. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “The flies were thick and the stench was overwhelming,” Jack said. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z Still, Bloom had worked himself into such a state that the relief was overwhelming. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The present seemed vulnerable to the past, as if it might be overwhelmed by it, as if I might blink, and when my eyes opened I would be fifteen. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z There are so many things I want to ask Adam, but I don’t want to overwhelm him. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Guys like Dr. Strayer were hired to figure out how to configure networks and displays so that the information was useful and life- preserving—not overwhelming and deadly. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Even after White detailed the overwhelming evidence against him, Hale seemed unperturbed, as if he still held the upper hand. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z It was a little overwhelming how different James’s apartment felt from Emily’s, which was nearly identical in layout but nothing else. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Folly Bridge had been swept away altogether, and the Thames was no longer a river but a swollen sea of gray turbulence sweeping from right to left and threatening to overwhelm La Belle Sauvage entirely. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z If I had been prepared, I would have been able to anticipate the onslaught, but now it is overwhelming and I feel like I’m suffocating. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z And that is why the great challenge for our time will be to absorb these changes in ways that do not overwhelm people or leave them behind. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z Not long ago, a group of psychologists reworked the divorce prediction test that I found so overwhelming. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Clouds like mountains towered high above their heads on all sides, mysterious, menacing, overwhelming. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z I looked around the room overwhelmed by the sea of white before me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Thomas had an overwhelming feeling that all of these changes were a spur, a catalyst for the endgame. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “Well, yell it out, Natey,” Libby says, and I can hear the jealousy in her voice overwhelmed only by her excitement for me. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z He watched his father struggle with overwhelming guilt. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “Trust me,” he pleaded, his soft voice overwhelming. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Ultimately, I believe that the similarities between these systems of control overwhelm the differences and that mass incarceration, like its predecessors, has been largely immunized from legal challenge. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z It was one of those moments when you’re waiting on someone to say something important or funny or just do anything to break you away from the sad thoughts that overwhelm your mind. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z In this moment I am overwhelmed by all that has befallen me—and him. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z When he said, “It’s only a week,” her eyes filled slowly, as if some internal flood were gradually overwhelming her. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Nothing that they say will change the fundamental fact of my life, which is so overwhelming that I cannot give voice to it. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The number of things that had to go exactly right is overwhelming. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z When he stepped out of the hospital door the grounds overwhelmed him: the cropped shrubbery, the edged lawns, the undeviadng walks. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He had not meant to shout, but anger and panic were threatening to overwhelm him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I hope we may not be overwhelmed one day by peoples not too proud or too lazy or too soft to bend to the earth and pick up the things we eat. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z They overwhelm us with their chatter;—we understand very little of it, but we listen and the words sound friendly. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z She glanced at Ash in mid-sentence and Ash quickly looked away, feeling overwhelmed by it all: Kaisa, the hunters, the banquet hall, the King and Queen, barely twenty feet away from her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t know where the levees had failed, but he knew anyone living nearby would have been quickly overwhelmed. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z When I looked up from the map and into the eyes of Sergeant Austin, happiness overwhelmed me. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Washington knew that his men in Whitemarsh would be overwhelmed if the British sent troops from both New York and Philadelphia. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Thomas held his hands up, overwhelmed with relief. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “If he was an android,” Roy said heartily, “he’d turn us in about ten tomorrow morning. He’d take off for his job and that would be it. I’m overwhelmed with admiration.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z I let go, quickly stepping back before the dizzying urge to kiss her overwhelms me again. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z She seemed to understand totally the bewilderment and fear that so often overwhelms young children who for the first time in their lives are herded into a classroom and told to obey orders. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z She was starting to feel overwhelmed with exhaustion. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z When I walked into the gymnasium on the first day, the talent I saw on the floor overwhelmed me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The Western Union office in San Francisco was overwhelmed with hundreds of congratulatory telegrams for the Howards, including those from Bing Crosby, A1 Jolson, and Fred Astaire. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I touch the top of the backup, and a dizzy wave overwhelms me. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z The resulting volume of garbage overwhelmed its disposal system, which consisted of janitors bumping large barrels of fetid garbage down the same three flights of stairs used by customers. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I am overwhelmed with the need to be somewhere else, so I turn and leave my parents and Nita and the city where I once lived behind me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I could only conclude that his attitude came from an overwhelming love for his child, so profound it spilled over to all humanity. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m looking to get overwhelmed by love and meant-to-be and destiny so that the decisions about my future will be out of my hands. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Though Maurice conceded that the evidence for a helix was now overwhelming—the Stokes-Cochran-Crick theory clearly indicated that a helix must exist—this was not to him of major significance. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Outside, the verdure of field and tree was overwhelming. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z By allowing their fearsome imagery to overwhelm their moral message, the GAC members may have generated more interest, not less, in pressing the program ahead. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Discussing the idea of a theater boycott at a black PTA meeting and later before a huge crowd at a Baptist church, Nelson was overwhelmed by the response. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Oh, who knows, perhaps it won’t be long before I can share this overwhelming feeling of happiness with someone who feels the same as I do. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Even the logistical difficulties of the voting, misplaced ballots, pirate voting stations, and rumors of fraud in certain places could not dim the overwhelming victory for democracy and. justice. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It seems crazy to talk about his being happy, and yet I have the overwhelming feeling he thinks the same way I do. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z It was best, Dad had said, to use fairly common names when going with a fake ID, something people wouldn’t really remember or, if they checked, they’d be overwhelmed with information. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z If I thought the amount of publicity I’d gotten so far was overwhelming, it was nothing compared to after our first win. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Tears of overwhelming exhaustion and fear mixed with the joy of seeing her parents. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Feeling overwhelmed for a moment, the doors closed while I was still standing on the platform. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z It had been so long since she last held court that the crush of cases was almost overwhelming. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I tried to regroup, but dizziness overwhelmed me. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Maybe he’d even known when the chair was just a dark shadow, a dark blot in the overwhelming glow. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The night came back like a deep breath, complete and overwhelming all at once. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The attack came fast and furious, overwhelming the American troops. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z The demand for men on the lines, he says, is overwhelming. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z All the adulation must have been overwhelming to someone like Cap, who was so accustomed to peace and quiet. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z “It isn’t made or trimmed,” sighed Meg, faintly, for a sudden recollection of the cost still to be incurred quite overwhelmed her. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z The images she’d seen had almost overwhelmed her: Percy and Annabeth helpless at the feet of those black metal doors, the dark giant looming over them. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The moment he came through our door was one of overwhelming relief and joy. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z In the overwhelming stillness, between our echoless footsteps, the pulse sang thin and fast in my ears. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z That orgasmic rise as the clamor and energy of it built, threatening to overwhelm his senses, until it was right upon him. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z I sensed that these strange new visions came from the same overwhelming grief that had led me to spot my father everywhere during those months. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z In the meantime, the isolation which had suddenly fallen upon his sister after the sudden breaking off of the recital had overwhelmed her. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z Frightful was overwhelmed by demands she did not understand. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The overwhelming biological merits of a self- complementary DNA molecule made him effectively concede the race. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Even there well-wishers almost overwhelmed her, until finally the police were able to clear a passageway through the crowd and escort the singer to a waiting car. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z I force myself to tune out the noise so the colors don’t overwhelm me. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z But during quiet moments I could be overwhelmed by thoughts about where she was and why she had never come for me. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I was overwhelmed by the task of counting negativity, because everywhere I looked, I saw negative emotions. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z And I would say more, but once again I’m overwhelmed. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z I’d heard Momma and the other farm hands talk about how the dead worked, how they came out of the brush, overwhelming the unwary and wary alike. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z But just when it looked like the Lastrygonians were about to get overwhelmed, the next wave surged out of the maze: thirty, maybe forty dracamae in full batde armor, wielding spears and nets. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Despite their overwhelming grief, the men around the bed were aware of their responsibilities. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Maybe thinking about the procedural absurdities of the Court’s order was less overwhelming than thinking about its meaning. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z But every time she entered that world of light, she was overwhelmed with images, memories, history, until she was flailing through the endless fragments of time, fighting off headache and vertigo and nausea. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I felt a spasm of fear at his words, and the abrupt memory of his violent black glare that first day . . . but the overwhelming sense of safety I felt in his presence stifled it. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z When she was gone he was overwhelmed with grief and decreed that she should have the most magnificent of funerals. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The din that rose around Moss was overwhelming. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z An overwhelming richness of vegetation may have caused the level of oxygen to rise above today’s concentration, with a corresponding depletion of carbon dioxide. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z For a minute, the sound becomes so overwhelming that my brain flips a switch and somehow all goes quiet. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Adams was overwhelmed when they arrived at the 25th Infantry Division at Cu Chi, about twenty miles northwest of Saigon. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z It seems like an overwhelming task, a mountain of adversity, separated from what few friends I have and a plain full of shamblers between me and where I want to be. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z There was only one way Roosevelt knew how to cope with his overwhelming sorrow. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z She wasn’t even sure she wanted to, but she felt the overwhelming need to put herself in between them, to see which one of them would tug her closer. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Marigold wouldn’t have believed it for a second if she didn’t feel the overwhelming desire to hock a loogie right that very moment. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z It was overwhelming in its intensity, and she felt as though she could not breathe. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z "But then I am always being overwhelmed. I require it to sustain life." Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I remembered how the Hunters had stormed out of the woods when they fought the manticore, and I was prepared for something like that—1 one huge charge that could overwhelm us. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I feel both overwhelmed with emotion and completely empty. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Sadness overwhelmed her when she tasted the sweetness. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Our eyes feasted on everything, and we were quickly overwhelmed. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I know he feels like I do: overwhelmed by the truth that we are powerless right now. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The sound echoed in the vaulted ceiling of the practice room, and for once she gave in to the overwhelming feelings rushing through her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I didn’t feel cold, as the number of people, the glittering buildings, and the sounds of cars overwhelmed and intrigued me. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “Quite wretched, I should say, and sick with longing for their lost child. They made a terrible mistake and will always regret it. When I told them you were safe, your parents’ relief overwhelmed them. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z In a country where the overwhelming majority of people identify themselves in polls as “middle class,” there seemed to be no consensus as to what class meant, let alone whether it mattered. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z We tell rags-to-riches stories because we find something captivating in the idea of a lone hero battling overwhelming odds. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z It’s annoying, but also reassuring that she doesn’t think it’s that big a deal, when the loss has felt overwhelming to me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Studies have shown that Maclin’s common sense is correct: the overwhelming majority of people who are confronted by police and asked questions respond, and when asked to be searched, they comply. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The police had blocked off the street; the crowd’s response to the speeches urging an end to the British mandate and the establishment of a Jewish state had been overwhelming. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z He was envious and a bit overwhelmed by the intensity with which they cared for one another—and for him. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z He'd never had to contemplate death before, and fear was overwhelming him. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z She had an overwhelming desire to please this person. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z We are only saved by music from being overwhelmed by nonsense. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z At the same time, the overwhelming number of people who suffer an injury due to the negligence of a doctor never file a malpractice suit at all. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z He and Ron exchanged glances and then quickly looked away from each other; the temptation to burst out laughing was almost overwhelming. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Seeing it all, seeing the beds and the dressers, all made up and fresh—the sense of normalcy was almost overwhelming. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The spell by which I had been so far supported began to dissolve; reaction took place, and soon, so overwhelming was the grief that seized me, I sank prostrate with my face to the ground. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The son of Poseidon was about to be overwhelmed, but Frank ran to Hazel’s aid. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z That first session of therapy left me feeling raw and overwhelmed. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z They stared at him, at his face that was as blue as his hands, and they struggled—all save Thyon—with an overwhelming upsurge of cognitive dissonance. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The modern world vanished along with the cold air as the smell of fire and food overwhelmed him. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z A foggy sadness overwhelmed her, thinking of what they had allowed to happen between them and yet there was the new excitement of freshness, of a relationship on different terms. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He sat down on the earth, overwhelmed by the fact that he had no idea how to get back to Nali’s mobile home. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He was one of a number of men overwhelmed by burning oil on a sinking ferry off Dunkirk. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I felt an overwhelming sense of shame as I peeled myself off the ground, shook hands with Cecilia, and walked off the strip. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z A simple trip to the grocery store could be overwhelming. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He was overwhelmed by a feeling of great love, of the most humble veneration. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z The excited rhythm of Alberti’s “Fiesta” overwhelms the pulsing throb of my headache. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z By the late 1990s, the overwhelming majority of state and local police forces in the country had availed themselves of the newly available resources and added a significant military component to buttress their drug-war operations. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z In the 1930s, the pressure on you to belong as a young Soviet was probably the most overwhelming pressure of your life. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I try to stay focused on the next event, and then the next, to keep from overthinking things and becoming overwhelmed. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Feeling overwhelmed, I put my head down on my knees. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z In his memoir about six years in two of the camps, Kim Yong, a former lieutenant colonel in the North Korean army, says the appeal of suicide was “overwhelming.” Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z I know what Dad means about feeling overwhelmed, and he's right—it's a relief to have a few more people on the official Save Bobby Phillips Committee. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time we get to District 12, I’m completely overwhelmed by the sheer number of kids going to certain death. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Maya nods again, too overwhelmed to speak at first. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z But I was overwhelmed by my own pain. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The overwhelming popular consensus was that Burr had murdered Hamilton in cold blood. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z You can hear them— an encompassing, overwhelming cacophony of radios, of heavy gates slamming, of shouts and whistles and running footsteps— but, oddly, at first you can’t see a single incarcerated soul. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z During the rout Martin fought a great battle against overwhelming odds. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z But Matt still fought against the dullness that threatened to overwhelm him. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He was overwhelmed by their magnificence, and felt no need of Merlyn’s warning that he was to be humble and behave himself. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z And when the roar echoed back, it overwhelmed him with wild rage. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z It was hate, rather than the pain in his ankle, that threatened to overwhelm him. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The more I thought about this, the more the concept overwhelmed me. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Reading went slowly, slowly, so doing homework was overwhelming. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Why, then, did only some peoples and not others develop writing, given its overwhelming value? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z And there were moments when the beauty of this country and its people so overwhelmed me that I couldn’t speak. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z My feet drew me over to the side of Clancy’s bed, where I finally stopped, my anger at him overwhelming even the anxiety I felt. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “It must be pretty overwhelming, though, having everyone so interested. And all the blogs and stuff. And this reverend.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z The rage Molly feels is so overwhelming she sees spots before her eyes. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z After being so immersed in Warcross, the silence in the apartment feels overwhelming. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I felt the blood drain from my face and feared blackness would overwhelm me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Even though I continue to yell encouragement, the drovers are being overwhelmed. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Zimbardo’s conclusion was that there are specific situations so powerful that they can overwhelm our inherent predispositions. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Moss reached out to his friend and a shiny boot slammed his own fingers down, too, and the rage and terror finally overwhelmed him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z What overwhelmed him in that instant was admiration for the gesture with which she had thrown her clothes aside. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Still, he feels overwhelming relief: the blows have stopped. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The truth had been too overwhelming to bear. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When they hit Jason, he almost lost consciousness—overwhelmed by hatred and fear and shame... The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The silence in the room is overwhelming, and even though I can’t hear my phone, I can feel it, can somehow tell that it’s still ringing. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I suddenly had an overwhelming urge to knock him off the ledge. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z If we hadn't come up with so much new evidence to prove Walter’s innocence, I think the court's ruling would have been even more overwhelming. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Their energy pulsed through me in overwhelming waves as they moved their hands and bodies in excitement. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z It had been overwhelming, a dream come true. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z In addition to the dozens of cases already on our juvenile docket, we were quickly overwhelmed. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Words scratched on a page trying to capture a reality that overwhelmed me. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z But now the Klan provided no answers for the questions that stormed out of the darkness, like soldiers into battle, threatening to overwhelm him. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z It is not even worth trying, the king thought, gloom overwhelming him. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z For a moment, I am overwhelmed by the enormity of what has happened. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The powerful stench of Paradise Vendors, Incorporated, sometimes led the overwhelmed and perplexed stroller to glance through the open door into the darkness of the garage. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m still floored that the department kept noting that they were overcapped but didn’t remove any kids. Plus, they were allowed to use ‘inappropriate discipline techniques’ because they were frustrated and overwhelmed.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The problem with Hamilton’s distinction, however, was that the putative barrier between personal and political criticism, or private and public behavior, kept getting overwhelmed by real choices. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Their attention would turn to the overwhelming task of bearing the memories themselves. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z He had the overwhelming urge to sing, except that he was not a singing man. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The anger that overwhelmed him in the wake of his mother’s death receded into numbness. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z We were descending into a valley, in the middle of which was a town that, from here, looked no bigger than a postage stamp, overwhelmed by green on all sides. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z As a result, the full prisons were threatening to overwhelm the guards, and there were also whispers of revolt. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Her words fill my ears, the students fill my eyes, and I have the overwhelming sense that I belong here. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The sound was almost overwhelming, but it faded appropriately when I sang the first verse. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But he felt overwhelmed at the thought of saying anything. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z But in the face of such a sight, his overwhelming feeling was shock. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The relief when she is solid and warm and alive to his touch is overwhelming. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z But now their numbers overwhelm the Box, so they stay put, mixed in with the general population—except they can’t come out of their cells. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Any impulse I might have felt toward self- congratulation was extinguished by overwhelming apprehension about the long, dangerous descent that lay ahead. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I thought Chicago was big, but New York is vast, enormous, overwhelming. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Had they been in a fan boat, the noise overwhelming, they would have heard nothing. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Again I was overwhelmed that strangers should go to such trouble for me. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z But she seemed too overwhelmed to know what to do, which was a good thing for us. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Even though Bunderson had raised some serious doubt, Terryl felt the core science was so powerful as to overwhelm any doubts. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z That is the overwhelming never that I must face. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The effect on Hazel and Blackberry was overwhelming. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The salty smell that she had grown accustomed to was now overwhelming. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Commonwealth Pier is currently overwhelmed with the disease, and new cases are being transferred to Chelsea Naval Hospital. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z His fur was wondrously thick, and the sense of immense power she felt was overwhelming. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z They helped Jade Dragon with her work, and whenever they flew in the sky she was overwhelmed with love and pride. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z The often haphazard segregation of the past three hundred years was to be consolidated into a monolithic system that was diabolical in its detail, inescapable in its reach, and overwhelming in its power. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Pax was washed with a relief so overwhelming that he could not move for a moment. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z When she became a teenager, the quiet and beauty of the park was her solace when the rest of the world just seemed too overwhelming to handle. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Perhaps London would be overwhelmed by poisonous gas, or overrun by German parachutists aided on the ground by fifth columnists before Lola’s wedding could take place. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Remarkably, the overwhelming majority of people branded criminals and felons struggle mightily to play by the rules and to succeed in a society seemingly hell-bent on excluding them. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z A flash of intense, jolting agony took him—overwhelming dizziness—and he passed out once more, but only for seconds, and when he came to again he opened his eyes. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as she releases Marco’s hand she wants to take it again, but the whole evening has been too overwhelming already. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Some seemed curious, some seemed frightened, but the overwhelming majority appeared to hate me with a passion I had never before encountered. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z There were few, if any, marriageable white women, and as a result, the overwhelming majority of white men in the West Indies had black or brown mistresses. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Then, all at once, I became aware of an overwhelming roaring, rushing noise. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The curiosity of being together overwhelmed the animosity keeping people apart. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “The incredible sense of community—of communing—was overwhelming. We felt bonded with one another, with the people we passed, with the entire nation.” Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z A warm feeling overwhelms me, bringing with it a flutter of emotions. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I was totally overwhelmed, and I couldn’t help but think that maybe switching swords had been a mistake. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The blackness was wrapping itself around Conor’s eyes now, plugging his nose and overwhelming his mouth. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z A year later British forces struck even harder, overwhelming the Cherokee and destroying their capital, Etchoe. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z The density of threads rising from the assembled army was almost overwhelming, and Anya gaped at them. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Then he kissed her neck, her jaw, her lips; under the pressure of his tongue, she opened her mouth and the gushing warmth of it overwhelmed him. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Such overwhelming traumas tear at the bonds that hold cultures together. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z But of a sudden their tears were dried by an overwhelming wonder. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z And I find myself overwhelmed by another slew of thoughts crowding my mind, guesses of what might have happened to Hideo in his past. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The beauty was overwhelming, even muted in the late fall, and Anya had to look down. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z He had to make a special effort to do this, and I was overwhelmed by his kindness. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z When I was done, the applause and cheers were overwhelming. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z It was a refrain that was often heard in moments of overwhelming emotion. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z But pity overwhelms me at the sight of these small, sad-eyed children taken from the arms of their parents and given to a God whose embrace they cannot feel. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Once inside the building, Stanton and the other organizers were overwhelmed by the size of the crowd. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z I focus on a single star, a single point of light, getting brighter and warmer and more overwhelming. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z The overwhelming majority of people given this test, though, don’t get it right. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Anyway, a hundred visitors a week for three campsites at the height of summer hardly seems overwhelming. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The Link between us magnifies our emotions tenfold, and I fight for air, overwhelmed at the heat of his desire coursing through us—and my own responding passion rushing back to him. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I could tell he was feeling overwhelmed, so I cut off the questions after a few minutes, and we walked to the front door of the courthouse. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The unbalanced sea would overwhelm the islands where we perilously dwell, and in the old silence all voices and all names would be lost.” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z I was overwhelmed by the splendor of the beautiful blue robe and the orange turban which His Excellency then presented to me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The Ferris wheel was even more overwhelming up close than at a distance. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Some are desperate for someone to take them by the hand and make sense of what seems to them like an overwhelming process. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z The queen had tried to fight them early on, but the septas had overwhelmed her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The complexity of a society’s technology has little to do with its level of social complexity—something that we, in our era of rapidly changing, seemingly overwhelming technology, have trouble grasping. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z As good a placement as it is, Theo, still a real country boy, finds the city overwhelming. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Fear flashed across the mayor’s face before it was overwhelmed by outrage. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The sight of it managed to be both overwhelming and magnificent all at once. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z All I know is that a few months ago I was feeling better, and now I can’t think and I can’t sleep and I can’t draw and the urge to run is becoming overwhelming. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Birge’s goal was to wean Lawrence from Yale’s aura of prestige, which could seem overwhelming compared with that of a distant public university. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z A pang hurts my chest, but the memory doesn’t overwhelm me as it did a few weeks ago. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z From my room, the student population seemed manageable, but it overwhelmed me in the classroom area, which was a single, long building just beyond the dorm circle. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z It is to be achieved either by gradually acquiring more and more territory and so building up an overwhelming preponderance of power, or by the discovery of some new and unanswerable weapon. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z And it was all so beautiful and overwhelming and—I don’t know—it made me aware that there was something inside of me that mattered. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z He waited for Sam to say something, realized he was overwhelmed, and hurried off to the mill house. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Suddenly Frightful’s need to return to her eyas overwhelmed her fears. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Without warning, a mixture of joy and melancholy and hope and nostalgia overwhelmed him. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z But instinct, overwhelming instinct, told him that this was not Dark Magic. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z In every other way except in giving him his freedom she overwhelmed him with kindness; all that she had was at his disposal. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z A sadness so enormous and overwhelming she does not know what to do with it. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She was also feeling the tiniest bit overwhelmed. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z Tears slid down Ophie’s deep brown cheeks, and she buried her face in her hands, all the feelings she’d tried to keep at bay overwhelming her. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The top-down goals become swamped, overwhelmed by the primitive bottom-up system aimed at warning us of opportunity or threat, playing to our deepest social needs. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He had an overwhelming desire to be alone; he walked to the middle of the next block and turned into an alley. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Mariam remembered how the girl’s mere presence used to overwhelm him. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z These areas would show changes— like increases and decreases in blood flow—when study subjects were trying to focus on something, or when they were overwhelmed with information, putting intensified pressure on the attention networks. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I thank the civil population for their steadfastness and courage in the face of overwhelming odds and starvation. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z From the very first day, casualties poured into the 91st Evacuation Hospital, overwhelming the medical personnel. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z I felt overwhelmed by the laughter, chatter, and squeals of my sisters—the sounds that I had missed so much. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z This overwhelming musk of animal waste and chemicals—almost like the odor of salt water and unwashed bodies. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z She backed away, overwhelmed with the cold air of mold and earth which rushed at her. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z They were still overwhelming as a group, and it was on an individual basis that I really got to know them. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I had an overwhelming urge to go and slick it down. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z They had the shattering, overwhelming strength of earthquake and hurricane and volcano. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, I call them the fire ants. A group of small beings that can become overwhelming.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z That was the genius of Sesame Street, that through the brilliance of its writing and the warmth and charisma of the Muppets it managed to overcome what might otherwise have been overwhelming obstacles. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Zahra gamely holds out an arm for him to steady himself while he pulls his pants up, and despite it all, he’s struck with overwhelming gratitude for her. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z It was because of an overwhelming sadness that came over me being near the water. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z I find myself overwhelmed with the sheer volume of it. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The city glittered, and I was so completely overwhelmed that I couldn’t decide where to look. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The students start in first grade with meaningful, but not overwhelming, differences in their knowledge and ability. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The overwhelming majority of those, he realizes in an instant, aren’t going to work: in five to ten seconds, he’ll have popped them out of his CD player. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z And all the while there is the overwhelming knowledge that thousands of tons of earth and stone are pressing down above you. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z At times the pain and loneliness overwhelmed him and he broke down and cried. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z This appearance of a second outlaw seemed to overwhelm Professor McGonagall, who staggered backward and fell into a nearby chair, clutching at the neck of her old tartan dressing gown. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Purple can be tricky, but it usually means somebody’s feeling overwhelmed. Still thinking about Moreau? Or is it the plan—your part does seem a lot harder than mine.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z She described a plan for treatment, pegging some hope to what the results could be, but I was too overwhelmed to note the details. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z It was their first experience with the inexorable logic of women, which is overwhelming even, or perhaps especially, when it is wrong. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Five hundred years later, when Columbus sailed into the Caribbean, the descendants of the world’s Neolithic Revolutions collided, with overwhelming consequences for all. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I should care about this, but I'm so overwhelmed, I just clutch my bag to my chest and pass out. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The scent of pine is overwhelming as you enter the next room to find yourself in a forest full of evergreen trees. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I feel my face flush with an overwhelming amount of heat. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The feelings of dismissal and exclusion were overwhelming and suffocating for me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Scoob closes his eyes and takes one of the deep breaths Drake sometimes has to take when there’s too much going on and he gets overwhelmed. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z Instead they were just overwhelmed, glancing at Eril-Fane to see what he would do. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Although the overwhelming number of delegates were black, there were more than three hundred Indians, two hundred Coloureds, and one hundred whites. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Here, again, was Dumbledore’s tendency to trust people in spite of overwhelming evidence that they did not deserve it! Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The blackness of the sea suddenly overwhelmed her; it was nothing more than a vast emptiness. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z More players were born in January than in any other month, and by an overwhelming margin. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z On hands and knees, I leaned forward and stuck my head in the tunnel and was overwhelmed by the raw, powerful stink of whiskey. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The smell was overwhelming, a mixture of sweet perfume and damp decay. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The genius of apartheid was convincing people who were the overwhelming majority to turn on each other. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z One is that Indigenous peoples were overwhelmed by superior military campaigns. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z A new level of tension crept into our own household, nearly overwhelming me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead he had an overwhelming feeling of a kind of passion: for knowledge, for learning of all sorts—and for the children who sat that day at the small desks, as Gabe did. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z ‘It’s like being around my mom, except this place radiates fear, not love. That’s why you started feeling overwhelmed on the hill. Down here, it’s a thousand times stronger.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The enormity of what I’ve done overwhelms me and I’m trembling. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Immediately she was overwhelmed by the smells of sweet cider vinegar, fresh sawdust, and cinnamon cookies. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z They ask people the following question: Imagine you are a general surrounded by an overwhelming enemy force which will wipe out your 600-man army unless you take one of two available escape routes. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I was still sitting in the garage, at one with my lawn mower, feeling a little overwhelmed...okay, a lot overwhelmed...okay, completely terrified and panicked, when I heard a racket in the driveway. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z A single slow clap pattered offstage; the drama club director, overwhelmed with feels, applauded. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The noise of rumbling carts laden with creaking cages and barrels of goods, the smells of raw fish and flesh, and the cries of sailors and merchants overwhelmed me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z One day I was feeling overwhelmed by the torment I felt. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The three Riders that were still in the midst of the Ford were overwhelmed: they disappeared, buried suddenly under angry foam. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I explained that I was new to Atlanta and that I was feeling sad and lonely and a bit overwhelmed. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Now, as he thinks about her, he is overwhelmed. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Thomas was overwhelmed by a surge of anger. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Finally, the pain seemed to overwhelm him and he lay down again. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z They darted for the doorway that Rawiya now held open and Moss burst out into the sunlight, his eyes overwhelmed by the sudden brightness. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Then he shouts, “You were WRONG, boy! And the sooner you accept your complete and overwhelming wrongness, the sooner you’ll be of use to me, and this mission.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z On the day of the inauguration, I was overwhelmed with a sense of history. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When I passed the baker's, the smell of fresh bread was so overwhelming I felt dizzy. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, as they climbed higher and higher, London unfurling below them like a gray-and-green map, Harry’s overwhelming feeling was of gratitude for an escape that had seemed impossible. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z A matter of overwhelming importance occurred to him. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Sorrow threatened to overwhelm him, and he didn’t want to be caught sobbing like a baby. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The white judges, the intimidating police, the insulting drivers, and the crushing weight of all the years of custom and law were simply overwhelming. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z She remembered how kind he was to her when she’d first arrived, overwhelmed and miserable. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z And at night, waking out of a dream, overwhelmed and bewitched by the crowding apparitions, a man perceives with alarm how slight is the support, how thin the boundary that divides him from the darkness. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though the emptiness in Nathan’s stomach made his tummy growl, a new emptiness had formed in his chest, and it overwhelmed his hunger. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z As described by William Julius Wilson in his book When Work Disappears, the overwhelming majority of African Americans in the 1970s lacked college educations and had attended racially segregated, underfunded schools lacking basic resources. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I pulled open the door without any warning, got a big whiff of the overwhelming pickled odor, and yelled, “AAH!” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z But now that government has largely withdrawn its “handouts,” now that the overwhelming majority of the poor are out there toiling in Wal-Mart or Wendy’s—well, what are we to think of them? Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She made a face, probably remembering this morning or last night, when he’d turned the overwhelming force of his eyes on her. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He would leave them and go to suffer alone, and his unhappiness would overwhelm his anger. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Or, at the very least, Thomas hoped he could fight them off from high up, one by one, instead of being overwhelmed on the ground. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z When Benton Sage found out that he would be going on a mission for his church that year, he was overwhelmed with excitement and panic. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z It was so overwhelming that he found himself forgetting that Misty could very well have it and die soon. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z There was no question of driving the thing; it was an overwhelming experience to merely sit in it, to see it and touch it, to be in its presence, even at rest. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z She was afraid the despair would overwhelm her. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The familiar smell of dusty books overwhelmed Tally at the library door, and as she looked around, she realized that books were pretty much all the library had. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Mom just shook her head, too overwhelmed to put into words what she was feeling. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Meeting Shay’s eyes, Tally was overwhelmed all over again. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I always put music on when I paint, but for the first time I can remember, I’m afraid that the colors will overwhelm me. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “Trees are cool,” I say absently, a bit overwhelmed by all the naked bodies, all the love, the lust everywhere around me. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I was still a little overwhelmed by what he had told me. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z All in all, we form a reliable mutual-support group: if one of us is feeling sick or overwhelmed, another one will “bev” a table or even carry trays for her. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Glancing back at the robe on the table, at its wide array of hues, she felt overwhelmed. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t really like being around so many people. I find it kind of overwhelming,” I say truthfully. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He could count to three without getting overwhelmed. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I’ve discovered a trick, and the effect is overwhelming, just like pricking someone with a pin and watching them jump. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The overwhelming majority of its players were still white. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Some people look at pictures of animals and scenery and feel an overwhelming sense of joy. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I kept a smile on my face, but I was overwhelmed. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Farid had told me on the way there that Karteh-Seh had been one of the most war-ravaged neighborhoods in Kabul, and, as we stepped out of the truck, the evidence was overwhelming. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He was likely saving any number of new people and animals and homes, and in the midst of it all he’d gotten overwhelmed. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z It was a little overwhelming how different James’s apartment felt from Emily’s, which was nearly identical in layout but nothing else. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z But even without pedestrians, the noise from sirens, honking horns, and screaming drivers was overwhelming. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z And then, at the mercy of an overwhelming impulse, he bent forward, pressing the flaring end of the clarinet to Tessie’s bare knee, and blew a long note. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z But his resentment and jealousy of me are increasing daily; no doubt they will ultimately overwhelm him and destroy his mind. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In the spring of 1937, he displayed such overwhelming acceleration and stamina that he was never off the lead at any stage of any race. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z A strange paralysis accompanied his thoughts; a sudden overwhelming fatigue took hold, and his heart pounded furiously, and he panted trying to walk only a few feet from the place he had tied the mare. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Theo is overwhelmed with money worries and by his ambivalence about Marie, but at least he has colleagues at the gallery, clients he speaks to regularly, painters he spends time with. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The windows of the house were open and the overwhelming ammonia essence of cat stood like an invisible wall between me and the front yard. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Its heady perfume overwhelmed my senses and I felt dizzy for a moment. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The sound of it crashed against the screaming and overwhelmed it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Sometimes this mix of sounds and smells overwhelms me, but when its gone, I kind of miss it. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z It coughs and suffocates as my own hatred for myself becomes overwhelming. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Tonantzin placed her hands on my shoulder and suddenly I wasn’t so overwhelmed. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z When my car gets a flat tire, I’m overwhelmed by the realization that my bank account is rapidly depleting. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z If I could reach Alice in time—without thinking about it, before it overwhelmed me—maybe the panic wouldn’t happen. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z And so it was that the overwhelming stench of despair and hopelessness and evil was not at all discernible to her, and she went happily down the twisting and turning stairs. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z The printing press raised questions about whether we’d be overwhelmed with information; the telephone raised questions of whether people would lose face-to-face interaction. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Although his efforts to survive often force her out of his mind, at times he thinks of her with a loneliness that is overwhelming. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The odor of unwashed bodies and clothes is overwhelming. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The actual time on the way from Chicago was short, but the overwhelming size and variety of the land, the many incidents and people along the way, had stretched time out of all bearing. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z But when Mom’s workload became overwhelming, we didn’t have time to watch together anymore. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z And I know that it’s wrong, but the need to hold on to the little pieces I have left of the people I love is overwhelming. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z A part of me wants to apologize, but I’m too overwhelmed by what just happened, too angry or anxious or relieved. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z On one ride a latent terror of heights suddenly overwhelmed an otherwise peaceful man named Wherritt. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The work was overwhelming, all the more so because the processes that it involved could not be called by their true names. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Yet for the first time in ages life in Osage County went on without his overwhelming presence. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z No matter how much one has read about africa beforehand, one’s first impressions from actually being there are overwhelming. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z There were so many scenarios running through my mind, I was completely overwhelmed by them. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Ultimately the legislation passed by an overwhelming margin—346 to 11. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I could imagine how much more overwhelming his eyes would be. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The numbness that had overwhelmed his body started to recede like a tide, and he had the strange sensation of emerging from something, of his head clearing. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z In that fateful moment, as the terrifying shape seemed to fly through the air toward him, all Julius’s determination to die without resisting was overwhelmed by his instinct to save himself. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z I am so happy to see her, but the relief at her words overwhelms me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z He had given me a very vague rundown of how to route a path from point A to point B, but it was still overwhelming. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z They had to take the bridge before Jason got overwhelmed. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z As I near my hut, the stench and heat overwhelm me, causing my temples to throb. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you ever feel overwhelmed by your feelings?” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z There’s definitely some chemistry between us—so much, in fact, it gets overwhelming at times and I have to get away from her. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z I strained against the cords, overwhelmed by a sense of impending doom. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “Can you sew, truly?” demanded Prudence, overwhelmed at still another accomplishment. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z As I turned away to continue walking up the trail, my emotions oscillated between nervous anticipation and a nearly overwhelming sense of dread. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “That’s a project for another day,” Dad says, already overwhelmed with the weight of the news I just delivered. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Paris is hot and crowded and initially Theo is overwhelmed by the number of people, the chaos, and the confusion. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z They took turns sitting there for weeks, until the grass under their chair turned brown, until even they got overwhelmed by all the people, the endless stream of lost, brokenhearted, patriotic, curious people. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z And the white noise generated by the experts—to say nothing of the pressure exerted by fellow parents—is so overwhelming that they can barely think for themselves. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z They overwhelmed him, not with fear—or, gods forbid, disgust—but with awe, and a prickle of dread. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The variety of choices Bobby worked through was dazzling, and overwhelming. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “He went right on with his life. He didn’t let self-pity overwhelm him—he just kept on with things.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z As he stood outside the armory looking up, Jon felt almost as overwhelmed as he had that day on the kings- road, when he'd seen it for the first time. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He was overwhelmed by the love he felt for her; tears filled his eyes and the ache in his throat ran deep into his chest. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z In an overwhelming number of crashes, the plane is behind schedule, so the pilots are hurrying. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I look down at the run of stairs and feel an overwhelming sense of triumph. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z So overwhelming was this Chinese steamroller that the former peoples of tropical Southeast Asia have left behind few traces in the region’s modern populations. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The warmth of his skin overwhelms the ache in my fingers from holding the bars. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z People smiling at me and saying hello in the halls both overwhelms me with joy and makes me want to flee to the bathroom and hide. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Its vanilla fragrance was sickeningly sweet and so overwhelming that it turned my empty stomach. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “Since the Indianapolis experiment was disbanded, which was about eight years ago. I could have integrated into the greater population, outside the experiments, but that felt too overwhelming.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Soon after she’d landed on the Argo II, her pegasus Scipio had collapsed, overwhelmed by poisoned claw marks from a gryphon attack the night before. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Enrollment at churches and synagogues rose as never before, the requests for wine overwhelming some priests and rabbis. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z The baton hit Moss’s left knee, making him crumple to the ground in an instant, overwhelmed with pain, with shame, the burning agony. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z As if, maybe, maybe, he was just as terrified and overwhelmed as she was. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “The greatest single factor in preventing insects from overwhelming the rest of the world is the internecine warfare which they carry out among themselves,” said the entomologist Robert Metcalf. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The relief I should feel about leaving the Worst Motel in the Country is canceled by an overwhelming sense of defeat. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The consciousness of being in overwhelming force had given these sightseers a courage which the Savage had not expected of them. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I'm overwhelmed with the need to lie and withhold the details of how I know Auguste, like hiding a rare and expensive gem in a secret pocket. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Crowds overwhelmed the streetcars on the morning of the suffrage procession, March 3, 1913. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z People were stunned and overwhelmed, and probably feared the worst about relatives and friends who might have been in the path of the Great Fire. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z I tell her honestly that when I start to feel negative, anxious, or overwhelmed, I focus on how much I like just being with my friends. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “It’s impossible. I’m the son of Hades, and even I barely survived. Gaea’s forces overwhelmed me instantly. They’re so powerful down there...no demigod would stand a chance. I almost went insane.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It was a very overwhelming place in that uneasy peace-time when military and civil pilots took it in turns to use the runway, but Maddie was determined, and followed the signs to the flying club. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I was still young, there was still plenty of time, but failure cloaked me like a mantle, it overwhelmed me, dragged me under, and I gave up hope. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z She fell in love with him, madly and miserably, overwhelmed with shame at such a love, but utterly unable to conquer it. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z My strategy was to overwhelm the prison authorities and the courts with legitimate requests, which I knew they would have a difficult time satisfying. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Endive and spinach escaped from colonial gardens and grew into impassable, six-foot thickets on the Peruvian coast; thousands of feet higher, mint overwhelmed Andean valleys. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Then I say, “She seemed a little overwhelmed by the amount.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Mother was overwhelmed with holiday orders, so I passed my days on Buck’s Peak just as I had as a child: in the kitchen, making homeopathics. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I was suddenly overwhelmed with love for that skinny dog. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z It’s so overwhelming that it makes it hard for me to move. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z In different moments, I’d felt overwhelmed by the pace, unworthy of the glamour, anxious about our children, and uncertain of my purpose. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Tony had been overwhelmed by that load years ago. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The air was filled with the aroma of springtime, and if it weren’t for the overwhelming silence, it would’ve been peaceful. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The cool evening air and the overwhelming scent of pine hit me in the face, bringing me back to reality. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z At the start, he enjoyed an overwhelming majority and regarded his position as impregnable. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Others believed that the artery had been damaged by the overwhelming infection, not the bullet. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Just walking through the halls at school is a totally overwhelming experience. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Thomas sat there for several moments, too overwhelmed to move. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z But he had miscalculated, for I won the election with an overwhelming majority. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt an overwhelming urge to sprout wings and fly off. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The shock of the cold water had been overwhelming, and she wasn’t sure how long she had been lost in blackness. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Most beautiful of all are the emotions: She feels the tides of fear, bloodlust, despair, and blind fury like a swimmer in a stormy sea, overwhelming yet thrilling. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z And as her mother continued to sing her praises, Ashima, unable to resist a sudden and overwhelming urge, stepped into the shoes at her feet. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I can barely stomach the overwhelming longing I feel to return there. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Gaea wanted to consume her identity, just as she’d overwhelmed Hazel’s mother. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Eliminating those unfamiliar with the Stooges’ slapstick, physical, lowbrow comedy, I found that an overwhelming 8 percent of my sample admitted to such an indulgence. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, inevitably, some tiny problem would crop up and throw sand in the gears, and instead of dealing with it he’d let it completely overwhelm him. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Her kindness overwhelms me and opens the darkness in my heart. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z I could not accept such an overwhelming idea as he suggested; so, with an attempt to argue of which I was even at the moment ashamed, I said:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z But where in English we can speak of ‘the evidence’ as a totality—‘the evidence of his guilt was overwhelming’—in French it would be necessary to use a plural, les preuves. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Sometimes there are moments when we objectively face the never, and it overwhelms us. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z A mouse died in the wall and the stench is overwhelming. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z The overwhelming dislike for the Pahlavi dynasty gave birth to the Iranian Revolution, and by then my parents were also fed up with the regime's inhumane tactics. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Just an intense feeling of fatigue, an overwhelming desire to crawl into bed and burrow beneath the comforter like a cat. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z "So, how goes it? Are you feeling a bit overwhelmed by the schoolwork?" The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Sometimes, when the weight of my job becomes overwhelming, I begin to lament all the things lost when we conquered death. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z It was not large and overwhelming now, but secret and poisonous, and the pounding of his heart gave it undertone and rhythm. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z I waved to her, but the crowd seemed to think that I was waving to everybody, and so they all cheered for me, which was overwhelming. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z For a week he’d refused to think of her, and now he was overwhelmed by a thousand different images. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z A crazy impulse to reach over and touch him, to stroke his perfect face just once in the darkness, nearly overwhelmed me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z All I know is that a huge, overwhelming feeling of love has just landed in my heart, and I have to keep it safe for a while. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “I—” Harry felt overwhelmed; he could not explain, so he took the offensive instead. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Similarly, the overwhelming majority of people on parole were convicted of nonviolent crimes. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The terror that waits in that cold tile room overwhelms him. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Or maybe he forgot to bring one?There was no way the man could save himself in that overwhelming sea. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z And at the top of the pyramid is a single person — Jacob — who is responsible for an overwhelming majority of the relationships that constitute my life. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But without his crew...maybe then he could be overwhelmed if enough demigods attacked him at once. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z At last it covered her, filled her eyes, her nose, her throat, and she woke gagging and overwhelmed with the smell of smoke. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The might of water overwhelmed dark earth, over the summits of the highest mountains. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She told them that neither one of them was in trouble, and not to be overwhelmed or frightened by the proceedings. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Reading the letters, I was alternately thrilled that so many people had bothered to write and sunk low by such overwhelming evidence of Britain’s stupidity and indifference. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z So overwhelming was the tropical forest that I thought Calakmul’s history would remain forever unknown. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The squirrel was overwhelmed by everything there was to say and his inability to say it. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z It serves only to overwhelm the physician still further. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Later, an announcer grimly told the audience that the militia had been overwhelmed in battle. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z I am not equal to such overwhelming refinement. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z To overwhelm a child of four with choices, to lay on her the burden of making a decision, was to deprive her of the bliss of childhood. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She struggled between an overwhelming desire that one would kill the other, and a profound wish that she herself could die. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Social note: A new film featuring my favorite female star, whose recent circus musical excess stunned and overwhelmed me, is opening shortly at one of the downtown movie palaces. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It was as if we had been forced together by some overwhelming circumstance, like war or plague, and shared a world of our own. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z But there were those few terrible memories, the ones that had overwhelmed her. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, you’re not bad either,” I said, overwhelmed by her compliment. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z I was overwhelmed by the pressure of choosing where to sit. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z This announcement was not greeted with overwhelming joy. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z An overwhelming sense of relief flooded through his body, and he felt disjointed, like a bowl of overturned Jell-O—jiggly and without structure. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Her sadness, her grief over her lost children, overwhelmed her. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z He gives him a manly shake and then, because he’s clearly too overwhelmed to actually say anything, gives him another. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z When I opened the door, the smell of gasoline overwhelmed me and I was instantly nervous that the whole place was going to explode any second. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z She played with Siddhartha for a long time, repulsed him, overwhelmed him, conquered him, rejoiced at her mastery, until he was overcome and lay exhausted at her side. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z As to be expected, the first semester was overwhelming for some and liberating for others. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The stench in the crowded boxcar was overwhelming, a powerful stew of human perspiration and fear and the smell of children being sick. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z At the peak of her arc, the silence seemed to overwhelm everything—her stomach-churning weightlessness, the mix of excitement and fear rushing through her, the wind against her face. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The RambtonS had slain four of the queen's men before the others overwhelmed them. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Though I lost, I felt an overwhelming sense of happiness, relief, and pride that I was able to push through one of the most mentally and physically challenging days of my career. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Then I'll put my right foot on the pedal...It’s starting to feel overwhelming. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z If she only knew how nervous and overwhelmed I really was as a first-year teacher. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z This lady’s grandson might be facing life imprisonment without parole, but given the overwhelming number of death penalty cases on our docket, I couldn’t rationalize taking on his case. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z As a result, hunter-gatherers could move up a mountainside harvesting grain seeds as they matured, instead of being overwhelmed by a concentrated harvest season at a single altitude, where all grains matured simultaneously. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z When he adds these costs to how much Theo has given him for the past eight years, he is overwhelmed. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Then, dropping the wallet on Juanita’s lap, I closed my eyes and fought past the raw, agonizing emotions that threatened to overwhelm me. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “Spoke to a lot of folks since this weekend. I think the administration at your school is gonna be overwhelmed on Friday.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I tried to defy the overwhelming never once, when I realized there are songs in my own music library that I will probably never hear again. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z That, he wrote, “is what is nearly always going on with public parks. Pardon me if I overwhelm you; it is a matter of chronic anger with me.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z It was like shouting, Reynie thought, an overwhelming shouted silence, above which you could hear nothing else. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z A fine mist of pulverized concrete seems to cover everything, and the once salubrious climate is overwhelmed by smog. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z She returned his gaze, struck by the sense of her own transformation, and overwhelmed by the beauty in a face which a lifetime’s habit had taught her to ignore. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I know he feels like I do: overwhelmed by the truth that we are powerless right now. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z For a moment he had had an overwhelming hallucination of her presence. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I am overwhelmed with this weird feeling that is sadness, but in a way I’ve never felt before. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z The black nurses did their best to care for, comfort, and clean up the sick and dying, but their task was overwhelming. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z To my overwhelming surprise the living room was deserted. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z This was more stunning than the felled trees or the cruel pretties; as overwhelming as anything she’d felt since Peris had gone away. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z He squats by my side and his smell overwhelms me, a sign at least that I haven’t died of mortification. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Was that the signal for Mirjam to run—or did she just see this greeting from her old friend, become overwhelmed by emotion, and decide to leave at the last minute? Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I was so overwhelmed that I gritted my teeth. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Nairobi was overwhelming to me, bigger than any place I had ever seen. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The tart smell of those pomegranates was almost overwhelming. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Thinking I was overwhelmed with emotion, Phil stood and put his arm around me protectively. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z If you had met them at five or six years of age, you would have been overwhelmed by their curiosity and mental agility and sparkle. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z His seventeen might kill three, four, five times their own number, but in the end they would be overwhelmed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Still...when she tried to imagine a plan that could succeed, the logistics overwhelmed her. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Ophie was overwhelmed by all there was to look at: the finely dressed colored folks, the heavy drapes that made the space feel grand and special, the wide white screen waiting for the film. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z A tenor as overwhelming as anything Sansa Stark had ever felt filled her suddenly. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Taken by surprise and overwhelmed by sheer numbers, the Peacekeepers were initially overcome by the crowds. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z As the silk ribbon cinched tight, my anger was overwhelmed by debilitating terror. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z But he’s still overwhelmed by the debt he owes his brother and is determined to pay it back, even though it means painting must take over his entire life. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The pain wasn’t bad, but it was the overwhelming emotion that was all too much to handle. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Jody stood overwhelmed by the thing in Gitano’s hand, a lean and lovely rapier with a golden basket hilt. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z The overwhelming majority of forfeiture cases do not involve any criminal charges, so the vast majority of people who have their cash, cars, or homes seized must represent themselves in court, against the federal government. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The task seemed impossible, and overwhelming, but someone would have to help them. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “It’s all quite overwhelming for her,” I explained. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z What I wanted to know was how people ate breakfast, lunch, and dinner with the smell of cows—and worse—overwhelming their nose buds. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I am overwhelmed, and for a second it scares me, like the time Zack set all my alarm clocks to go off at once. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z His own little prints and Merry’s were overwhelmed by the trampling of the iron-shod shoes before them and behind them and about them. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I think I was just overwhelmed at having to perform on this big stage in front of Martha. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The more familiar overwhelming means just what you think it does—“too much!” Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I did not want to overwhelm her with all my questions. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z But even I felt completely overwhelmed at times by the foreign sights, smells, and sounds of this ancient coastal city. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Three were carried away by the first assault of the flood; the others were now hurled into the water by their horses and overwhelmed.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The sudden feeling of responsibility for his friends almost overwhelmed him—made it hard to run. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The track, flooded with by far the largest crowd ever to attend a horse race in San Francisco, was overwhelmed. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z In the beginning old Grandma and Robert stayed away from him, except to say “Good morning” or “Good night”; the sickness and his crying overwhelmed them. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The first several times I had gone to the White City, I had been awed and overwhelmed by its beauty. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He stopped working and leaned against the chopping-block, overwhelmed by his own unhappiness. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z The once overwhelming sensory overload of township life now seemed second nature to me. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z |
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