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Definition of Overwhelmed
1. overwhelm [v] - See also: overwhelm
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overwhelmed
Literary usage of Overwhelmed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life of Benvenuto Cellini by Benvenuto Cellini (1903)
"At the same time I was overwhelmed with large commissions ; among others, I had
to supply all the ornaments of gold and ..."
2. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1887)
"of iron, till he was almost overwhelmed under a cloud of missile weapons and huge
stones that were directed against his person. Аз he examined the exterior ..."
3. The Works of Thomas Carlyle: (complete). by Thomas Carlyle (1897)
"FRIEDRICH IS NOT TO BE Overwhelmed: THE SEVEN-YEARS WAR GRADUALLY ENDS. 25th April,
1760-15th February, 1763. CHAPTER I. FIFTH CAMPAIGN OPENS. ..."
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