How to Use overwhelmed in a Sentence

overwhelmed

adjective
  • All of them came in and were overwhelmed.
    — Alison Syrett Cleary, Architectural Digest, 14 Jan. 2026
  • McLean isn’t the type to get starstruck or overwhelmed.
    — Abbey Mastracco, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2026
  • McLean isn’t the type to get starstruck or overwhelmed.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Mick is overwhelmed that a man’s life depends on him.
    — Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The boy clutched it to his chest in overwhelmed delight.
    — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Some people are overwhelmed by that and don’t know where to start.
    — David Marchese, New York Times, 18 May 2024
  • Most teams can get overwhelmed and lose it and get blown out by 40.
    — David Delgado, Oc Register, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Even worse, leaders end up overwhelmed and risk their own burnout at work.
    — Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Victor just looks overwhelmed and sad.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
  • The overwhelmed leader is called strong.
    — Dr. Sharon H. Porter, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • An overwhelmed kid is like a computer with a blue screen.
    — Kara Alaimo, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The market could get overwhelmed.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 8 June 2026
  • And a lot of rain all at once causes problems for overwhelmed soil.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 13 May 2026
  • Their electric grid is overwhelmed.
    — Todd Larsen, Baltimore Sun, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Health systems would be overwhelmed.
    — Dr. Aditya Vikram Kashyap, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • So what helps families feel less overwhelmed by all this?
    — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Judges told us the Marshals are overwhelmed.
    — Heather Abbott, CBS News, 7 June 2026
  • Judges told us the Marshals are overwhelmed.
    — Heather Abbott, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • The Chiefs looked overwhelmed and confused at times.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Many children get overwhelmed by the tragedies and horrors shown on the news.
    — Ella Cerón, Parents, 13 Mar. 2026
  • But more often than not, that leaves me overwhelmed by options.
    — Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 3 May 2026
  • Don’t get overwhelmed, trying to scour the markdowns in a time crunch.
    — Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 13 June 2026
  • Even parents who love being around their kids all the time can get overwhelmed.
    — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The key is not to get overwhelmed and think everything has to be done all at once.
    — Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
  • But when children are overwhelmed, their stress response kicks in.
    — Kelsey Mora, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2025
  • If you’re feeling burned out or overwhelmed, be honest.
    — Sam Reed, Glamour, 18 May 2026
  • Judges say the Marshals are overwhelmed.
    — Bill Whitaker, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Half felt overwhelmed by the process, and slightly more than that said buyers don’t trust them.
    — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2026
  • But the soldiers appeared to be overwhelmed, too.
    — Junko Ogura, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Many, the Centre found, feel overwhelmed.
    — Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026

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