1.   Above all, I remember the overwhelming sense of defeatism and moral chaos that pervaded public discourse.

2.   In their openness and vitality the students kindled in the young scholar an overwhelming sense of devotion to the institution.

3.   She was filled with an overwhelming sense of relief.

4.   When your child is struggling for life, you feel this overwhelming sense of guilt.

5.   ...an overwhelming sense of guilt arising from my actions.

6.   A wry and comical early cynicism rapidly transforms into an overwhelming sense of sourness.

7.   Perhaps the person experiences an overwhelming sense of injustice which renders them less capable of dealing with the problem a second time.

8.   Luce felt an overwhelming sense of loss, and for a moment or two could only stand there, stunned by her extreme reaction to a total stranger.

9.   They brought tears to her eyes, but tears of pain soon welled up from an overwhelming sense of despair.