How to Use overwhelmed in a Sentence

overwhelmed

adjective

• Try not to get overwhelmed by all the choices in main lines.
  — Jerry Audet, Field & Stream, 3 May 2023
• When he’s overwhelmed by the roar of noise in a train station, the sound and video footage get warped and woozy.
  — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2024
• There’s no shame in feeling overwhelmed by the process.
  — Byard Duncan, ProPublica, 12 Sep. 2024
• Dump the same amount of water in all at once, however, and the plant and the soil are overwhelmed.
  — Raymond Zhong Erin Schaff, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2023
• Some people are overwhelmed by that and don’t know where to start.
  — David Marchese, New York Times, 18 May 2024
• The killing just around the corner from his house left him shaken and overwhelmed.
  — Mie Hoejris Dahl, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Aug. 2024
• There’s no need to feel overwhelmed by all of the offerings.
  — Alexis Bennett Parker, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2023
• Of course, there is that starstruck, overwhelmed moment.
  — Adam B. Vary, Variety, 23 Feb. 2023
• The Wolverines began the game looking overwhelmed by either the grandness of the stage, the stakes or both.
  — J. Brady McCollough, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2024
• For those overwhelmed by choice, the ten-piece omakase menu is the perfect decision.
  — Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 19 Mar. 2024
• The problem now is that because Mykonos was so overwhelmed with tourism—and bad tourism—a new word that’s used is the ‘Mykonization’ of Tinos.
  — Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2024
• Even on that cheater’s night in Houston, he was never overwhelmed like this.
  — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2023
• The night took a serious turn when the bride became overwhelmed and burst into tears.
  — Sadiba Hasan, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2023
• The team was definitely overwhelmed the whole first week.
  — Marco Torres, Chron, 13 Apr. 2023
• She is overwhelmed by the escalating horrors and the pressures of fame and is forced to face her past.
  — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024
• My biggest job was to keep my playfulness alive and to not get overwhelmed by the enormity of the task.
  — Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Aug. 2024
• Nowhere more overwhelmed than the small town of Eagle Pass, Texas, where thousands of migrants converged and crossed over the last week.
  — ABC News, 24 Sep. 2023
• The co-founders were working with over 1,000 creators and became overwhelmed.
  — Arcelia Martin, Dallas News, 13 July 2023
• But the few hospitals still able to provide care are overwhelmed.
  — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2024
• As great as that may be, even Roan is feeling a little overwhelmed with her new level of fame.
  — Stephen Daw, Billboard, 13 June 2024
• The hustle and bustle of the holidays can also make pets feel stressed and overwhelmed.
  — Amy McGorry, Fox News, 25 Nov. 2023
• With no idea how to express her ideas, she was left feeling overwhelmed and helpless.
  — Billboard China, Billboard, 24 May 2023
• Feeling overwhelmed by the sheer amount of content to catch up on this winter awards season?
  — Michael Schneider, Variety, 7 Dec. 2022
• As a lifelong camper and mom to a 1-year-old, I was initially overwhelmed by the prospect of sleeping outside with a small child.
  — Katherine Englishman, Parents, 20 June 2023
• There have been a handful of moments when both quarterbacks have looked overwhelmed and tried to do too much.
  — Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2024
• Tell your friends the truth: that you were overwhelmed by their generosity at the time and cannot ever forget it.
  — Miss Manners | Judith Martin, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Mar. 2023
• Now pumps are so diverse that many women feel overwhelmed.
  — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2024
• Parents who can't afford health care, schools that are overwhelmed.
  — Stefan Becket, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
• Parents are overworked, overwhelmed, and constantly concerned about the well-being of their children, so much so that their own well-being tanks.
  — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 24 Oct. 2024
• But others may become anxious, irritable or overwhelmed.
  — Julia Lamont, The Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Nov 2024