overpower
verb (used with object)
to overcome, master, or subdue by superior force.
are overpowering
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present progressiveof overpower.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Two 1964 paintings from the Whitney Museum are overpowering.
From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2023
Her movies — several of which will screen as part of a Los Angeles mini-retrospective next week — are at once tactile and elusive, as oblique in structure as they are overpowering in atmosphere.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2019
I’ve always liked this wine for its elegance and sophistication, in contrast to many Chateauneufs that are overpowering with alcohol at 15 percent and higher, and because it’s made from organic grapes.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 21, 2017
The gas fumes are overpowering, and the two-stroke engine too loud to hear anything over.
From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2013
The heat, the close, sour fumes of musty clothing, tobacco, beer, gin, fried fish, and unwashed humanity, are overpowering.
From Bruges and West Flanders by Amédée Forestier
