How to Use overpower in a Sentence

overpower

verb

• The delicate taste of the wine was overpowered by the spiciness of the food.
• The police overpowered the man and handcuffed him.
• The troops were overpowered by the stronger enemy forces.
• She was able to overpower her attacker.
• His personality overpowers everyone else's.
• In the end, Iowa overpowered Louisville, 97-83, to advance to the Final Four.
  — Talya Minsberg, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2023
• There are times when the space heater could overpower the cord and cause it to short circuit.
  — Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, 2 Dec. 2020
• Spiro tries and tries to get up, but he is overpowered.
  — Martin McKenzie-Murray, SPIN, 7 Jan. 2025
• But Uribe Cruz was able to overpower Noe and choked him, Ramos added.
  — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2022
• Zach Wilson and the Jets were overpowered by the Cowboys.
  — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2023
• Even with the sunroof open and the windows down, the noise didn’t overpower the music.
  — Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 16 Aug. 2021
• Finish a whiskey for too long and the wood might overpower it, too short and the meaning is lost.
  — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 9 Nov. 2022
• The rioters then overpower the USCP where the first line broke.
  — Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2022
• For example, the hues in the sky and flowers to the sides of the runway seek to enhance, but not overpower, the show.
  — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 9 Sep. 2022
• The man fights back, but is overpowered and soon killed by the intruder.
  — Brittany Vincent, Popular Mechanics, 15 June 2019
• The scents are great and fill a room without overpowering it.
  — Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 13 Nov. 2023
• Three of the gang are alleged to have overpowered the victim and dragged her to an enclosed area a few feet away.
  — Helen Regan, Vedika Sud and Swati Gupta, CNN, 6 Dec. 2019
• Hair and makeup were kept simple so as not to overpower the rest.
  — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2019
• Mushrooms, brought down to earth from above the bar, are drenched in a strong sauce à la grecque, and the tuna Niçoise is overpowered by the olive.
  — Jessica Henderson, The New Yorker, 14 June 2019
• As a rookie, he got overpowered by big nose guards such as Michael Pierce, but that’s not the case any more.
  — Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 30 July 2024
• Benn had grabbed a butcher knife but was overpowered by Honie, who grabbed the knife and brought it to her throat, court records say.
  — Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2024
• One thing Smith’s gas couldn’t overpower was the film’s success.
  — Angel Saunders, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
• Winds from the north were pushing the smoke into the city, overpowering coastal breezes.
  — USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2019
• Lots of onions and the herbs are noticeable but don’t overpower.
  — Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2021
• Less is more here, as too much will overpower the subtle flavors of the meats, cheese and butter.
  — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2024
• Alcantara overpowered the Reds for most of the game, but Fraley’s home run kept the Reds in the game against one of the best starters in baseball.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 13 May 2023
• Members of the crowd then appear to turn and overpower the gunman.
  — Rhoda Kwan, NBC News, 2 Sep. 2022
• The first sip reveals a spicy orange bomb of a bourbon with a bit of tannin that doesn’t overpower the palate.
  — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 11 June 2021
• The camera on this phone is quite good for a $399 device, and the processor is way overpowered for what the average Pixel 8A user will want to do with it.
  — Anshel Sag, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
• Russell Westbrook tried admirably to match it as a defender, guarding Julius Randle, but the power forward overpowered him on his way to the rim a few times.
  — Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 27 Feb 2025