How to use "overwhelm" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "overwhelm" in popular movie and book plots

  • Memories of the Santa Monica event threaten to overwhelm Jack, and he fears that involving himself in the investigation may break his sanity.  - Black House (novel)
  • The city is filled with blocks of robots when the chief robot becomes hostile, which overwhelm Rayquaza.  - Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys
  • Anubis' power and speed overwhelm Jehuty forcing Leo to search for a way to escape.  - Zone of the Enders (video game)
  • Violence, disease, and despair threaten to overwhelm human coping.  - Blindness (novel)
  • The original members depart for Derkaderkastan, but encounter terrorists and North Korean forces, who overwhelm and capture the team members.  - Team America: World Police
  • Vince stalls for time until hundreds of CIA agents, led by Barry Lutz, overwhelm the army and take Garcia into custody.  - The In-Laws (1979 film)
  • Lucifer has been secretly organizing a massive army that could overwhelm Heaven, taking over Purgatory in the process.  - Painkiller (video game)
  • The Beyonder/Starveling forces arrive and easily overwhelm Ulubis's native defences.  - The Algebraist
  • Reinforcements arrive just in time to beat back the attackers, who are about to overwhelm the fort.  - Drums Along the Mohawk
  • The soldiers of the Cathedrals overwhelm Brannigan and destroy him.  - Absolution Gap
  • Julius and Tommy, who are hiding in the room, overwhelm Sir James / Mr Brown, who commits suicide from poison in a ring he wore.  - The Secret Adversary
  • In an epic climactic sequence, Soviets storm the palace en masse and overwhelm the defending forces.  - October: Ten Days That Shook the World
  • The effects of the drug and the party overwhelm Romeo, who goes to the restroom.  - Romeo + Juliet
  • The gladiators overwhelm their guards and escape into the Italian countryside.  - Spartacus (film)
  • The sailors overwhelm the outnumbered officers and take control of the ship.  - Battleship Potemkin
  • Eventually, Mothra and Battra overwhelm Godzilla and carry it over the ocean.  - Godzilla vs. Mothra
  • The loss of Jody's beloved pet deer proves too much for him to handle: Overwhelmed with anger and despair, he runs away from home.  - The Yearling (film)

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Meaning of "overwhelm" in English

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Meaning of "overwhelm" in Hindi

  • अभिप्लुत
  • विहल ( Vihal, wihal)
  • अभिप्लुत ( Abhiplut)

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