become overwhelming
Frequency: 7.570.1 per million words
Indicates a transition into a state of being too great or strong to handle.
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Examples (10)
- The stress of the new job soon became overwhelming.
- If you don't take regular breaks, the workload can become overwhelming.
- The noise from the construction site has become overwhelming for the residents.
- The evidence against the suspect is becoming overwhelming.
- For many people, the grief after a loss becomes overwhelming.
- The support from the community became overwhelming after the news broke.
- The heat in the small, unventilated room quickly became overwhelming.
- As the deadline approaches, the pressure becomes overwhelming.
- The complexity of the new software became overwhelming for the beginner users.
- The stench in the abandoned house had become overwhelming.