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

He was followed and overtaken by an armed detachment, or partida; summoned to surrender; the odds are overpowering.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 09, July, 1858 by Various