Example Sentences

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He began gaining renown as a lawyer in an era when asbestos cases were swamping the U.S. courts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

CEO Carol Tomé took the helm in June 2020 as UPS was grappling with a surge in pandemic-fueled e-commerce deliveries that were swamping drivers and hammering profit.

From Reuters • Oct. 25, 2022

Within 24 hours, hundreds of people were swamping “Amanda” with Facebook friend requests.

From Washington Post • Mar. 16, 2016

Though it was intended only as part of an esoteric mailorder LP, Londoners last week found the record so hilarious that they were swamping record shops with requests for it.

From Time Magazine Archive

Volumes of dust were swamping beds, blankets, boxes, buckets, and in fact everything; and a more miserable scene could scarcely be beheld by a party of benighted pilgrims.

From Adventures in Many Lands by Gillett, F.