How to Use overwhelming in a Sentence

overwhelming

adjective
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  • And the response for Uh and Kim must have been overwhelming.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Seen through the child’s eyes, the bustle is overwhelming.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
  • For many of us, the specter of climate change can feel overwhelming.
    — Abigail Siatkowski, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2023
  • Her sorrow was overwhelming, but the show helped to keep her afloat.
    — Rachel Sherman, New York Times, 6 June 2023
  • The scent has light rose overtones and is NOT overwhelming.
    — Sam Peters, ELLE, 28 Feb. 2023
  • But throw in a kid or two, and the entire process can feel downright overwhelming.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2024
  • To-do lists, events, deadlines and projects can get overwhelming.
    — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2023
  • There’s a lot of other things going on in their world that can be overwhelming.
    — Sanya Mansoor, Time, 12 July 2023
  • When the world feels overwhelming, reading ought to provide a refuge.
    — Becky Meloan, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
  • Choosing the best golf shoes, polos, golf shorts and golf pants, golf rain gear, and more can be a bit overwhelming.
    — John Thompson, menshealth.com, 1 May 2023
  • The bottom line is that going goblin mode shouldn’t be overwhelming—that’s not the point at all.
    — Abby Wilson, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2023
  • All of this Black Friday 2023 talk can be overwhelming.
    — Sarah Han, Allure, 17 Nov. 2023
  • The bottom line is that starting a side hustle doesn’t have to be overwhelming.
    — Melissa Houston, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
  • Of course, sifting through all there is to offer can be overwhelming.
    — Alexis Bennett Parker, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2023
  • With so many ways to help your baby learn and grow, choosing the right toy for your little one can be overwhelming.
    — Pamela Brill, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
  • If the idea of sifting through a massive clearance section sounds overwhelming, leave it to us to do the legwork for you.
    — Jennifer Chan, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2023
  • Amazon’s Outlets can be overwhelming to scour through with pages and pages of last-chance deals and clearance items.
    — Gabriela Izquierdo, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 May 2023
  • The desire for fame, the desire for glory, for money, is overwhelming in both cities.
    — Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Dec. 2023
  • For some, the sense of rootlessness and despair can be overwhelming.
    — Paulina Villegas, Washington Post, 12 May 2023
  • There’s that overwhelming feeling: fear of failure and doom.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2023
  • If this seems too overwhelming, there are removal services that can help you out.
    — Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2023
  • Ukraine and its citizens, of course, are bearing the overwhelming brunt of suffering in the war.
    — Janice Kai Chen and Mary Ilyushina, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Mar. 2023
  • While not all will pass, the response from the citizens of Serbia is overwhelming.
    — Ian Pannell, ABC News, 5 May 2023
  • At the dawn of the week, the two join forces in a pointed partnership that will prod you over the edge to dive deep into an overwhelming new obsession.
    — Jennifer Culp, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Was finding young Leia your most overwhelming casting process to date?
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The bigger through-line of the evening, though, was a nearly overwhelming display of gratitude.
    — Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2023
  • That’s especially true when the abundance of options out there can feel overwhelming, to say the least.
    — Marisa Iallonardo, Good Housekeeping, 19 Apr. 2023
  • There is a reason why defense was the overwhelming focus of training camp.
    — Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Support for enacting term limits was overwhelming, with yes votes holding more than a three-to-one lead over no votes.
    — Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Ranging from plans with different deductibles to different inclusions, the choices can feel overwhelming.
    — Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024

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