overpower
verb (used with object)
to overcome, master, or subdue by superior force.
had overpowered
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past perfectof overpower.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The hosts came closest to finding a winner after the break, but Michail Antonio shot straight at Vicario after the Jamaican international had overpowered Micky van de Ven to get one-on-one with the keeper.
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2024
Chelsea had overpowered Madrid early and built a lead through goals by Mason Mount in the 15th, Antonio Rüdiger in the 51st and Timo Werner in the 75th.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 12, 2022
She had overpowered her third tumbling pass so much that she ended up rebounding the floor and flying so far out of bounds that she cleared the raised floor.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 27, 2021
Two days later, Leonnig revealed that an armed man, Omar Gonzalez, had overpowered a Secret Service agent and made it deep inside the White House after jumping the perimeter fence on Sept. 19.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 20, 2015
The children appeared before her like antagonists who had overcome her; who had overpowered and sought to drag her into the soul’s slavery for the rest of her days.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
