overmastering

• Undoubtedly this compact was largely the work of Castlereagh, whose tact and calmness had done wonders in healing schisms; but so intimate a union could never have been formed among previously discordant allies but for their overmastering fear of Napoleon. —  The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 2 of 2)
• Vainly did parents lock their children up; they would break loose and disappear; and the few who eventually found their way home again could give no reason for the overmastering longing which had carried them away. —  Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals
• An overmastering, inflexible presence confronted one weak and passionate. —  The Ape, the Idiot ; Other People
• Because, in that short breathing space, fear--overmastering fear--gripped him as it never yet had done. —  The Great Amulet
• Ocean life might be glorious after a while, but at present he was apparently under everybody; he knew less than anybody, and--suddenly he threw his hand to his head The roar of the breakers was close at hand now, and as the Curlew began to roll and pitch in quite a pronounced manner, the boy would have been alarmed but for the overmastering wretchedness of his feelings. —  Ralph Granger's Fortunes

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