In the process, he was pulled into Tartarus and nearly died, which allowed Gaea's forces overwhelm him.

Would you wait here all day while the forces of darkness overwhelm the City of Light?

A small, modern force could easily overwhelm this shag-bag-rag-bag of barely spaceworthy vehicles.

Larger forces overwhelm the power of people to adapt and innovate in ways that preserve their autonomy.

If irregular forces overwhelm regulars, records of the defeat are often lost in the resulting chaos.

For charged particles, the electromagnetic force overwhelms the much weaker gravitational interaction.

The British forces quickly overwhelmed the French, most of whom surrendered.

But as casualties mounted and Chinese forces overwhelmed American positions, support weakened.

The hostile force, however, ultimately overwhelmed the outnumbered German ships and the exercise ended with their victory.

Clearly some force had come this way and overwhelmed them.