Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: overcame
IPA transcription: ['oʊvɚk'eɪm]
Pronunciations of overcame
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Usage examples
  • But just at that moment the heat overcame Chris.
  • The sight of her father's grief quite overcame Graciosa.
  • But after a moment the sense of waste and ruin overcame him.
  • But the agony of my wound overcame me; my pulses paused, and I fainted.
  • To all outward appearances they overcame Him and brought Him into direst distress.
  • At length his intolerable longing for repose overcame his politeness and he returned to the attack.
  • At times she lay in silent anguish; frequently her tears broke forth, and she sobbed until weariness overcame her.
  • All these did conquer; but the ones Who overcame most times Wear nothing commoner than snow, No ornament but palms.
  • The children were strictly trained not to interrupt business, but on this particular occasion the little boy's feelings overcame him.
  • Yet was it not long afterward when Antiochus overcame Scopas, in a battle fought at the fountains of Jordan, and destroyed a great part of his army.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Hillary Clinton, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Underground Electric Railways Company of London, License CC BY-SA 4.0