overpower
verb (used with object)
to overcome, master, or subdue by superior force.
had been overpowering
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past perfect progressiveof overpower.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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It was then about the end of July, and the heat had been overpowering during the day.
From Led Astray and The Sphinx Two Novellas In One Volume by Octave Feuillet
The proposal found immediate acceptance, for the heat had been overpowering, and the trio were streaming perspiration at every pore.
From The Cruise of the Nonsuch Buccaneer by John Williamson
