1.   He paused for a moment, seemingly overcome by emotion.

2.   She stared at him, overcome by emotion.

3.   Di Leonardo paused for a moment, seemingly overcome by emotion.

4.   Apparently overcome by emotion, he was placed onto a stretcher and given oxygen by paramedics.

5.   At that point, his voice choked and he fell uncharacteristically silent, overcome by emotion as an associate gently patted him on the back.

6.   Donatella, who just days ago had seemed jittery but upbeat, was overcome by emotion.

7.   Emotion overcomes him only when he talks of Amy.

8.   Esther Manship, widow of the fireman who died in the Blackstock fire, was overcome by emotion when asked for comment about the developments.

9.   Nearly from the beginning of this experience, her clear-eyed calm has been overcome by emotion.

10.   Not until the shock of conviction was she overcome by emotion.