An overpowering need for solitude.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

Verb (used with object) : to overpower a maniac. ,overpowered with confusion and desire. ,a strong drink that quickly overpowered him. ,a giant motor that overpowered the pump.    From Dictionary.com. 

Adjective : an overpowering conviction of the truth.    From Dictionary.com. 

The Bulldogs were overpowering from the opening kickoff, and dealt a crushing blow to the Razorbacks 'confidence by scoring.    From Wordnik.com.  [NCAA Football - Georgia vs. Arkansas] Reference

Not so hot as to be overpowering, which is important at breakfast. baumerfoods. com.    From Wordnik.com.  [Esquire.com Article Feed] Reference

Lisa Ling recalls the overpowering emotion when American couples in China meet their adopted daughters for the first time.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Business News] Reference

Why didn ` t they smell when they visited his home, this odor that ` s been described as overpowering to the entire neighborhood?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 2, 2009] Reference

As in overpowering, as a racial ability.    From Wordnik.com.  [4e PHB Readthrough – Chapters 1-3 « Geek Related] Reference

"It's kind of overpowering with football and basketball," he said.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fore, right!] Reference

The man’s greed was overpowering, which is why Simon had cultivated this particular contact.    From Wordnik.com.  [Final Theory] Reference

Guerrier is another option, but he's not the kind of overpowering intimidator that usually fills the spot.    From Wordnik.com.  [Brownsville Herald :] Reference

On the other than the bass isn't overpowering which is always a good or bad thing (depending on your point of view).    From Wordnik.com.  [SARA - Southeast Asian RSS Aggregator] Reference

Question: I don't like my deserts too sweet (I mean the kind of overpowering sweet that kills all other flavors in the desert).    From Wordnik.com.  [doggdot.us] Reference

"overpowering" any shift in the strength of the dollar.    From Wordnik.com.  [Retail Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha] Reference

Lisa Ling recalls the overpowering emotion when.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to Clinton comments, Korea drills roil US-China ties] Reference

They are, so much like you; their scent is overpowering.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Forgetting Room 1-6] Reference

It's nice and fruity, with an overpowering cherry flavor.    From Wordnik.com.  [In Italy, a Volcanic Vintage] Reference

Has spring always been like this; startling, overpowering?.    From Wordnik.com.  ['Memory Wall': Short Stories At All Points In Time] Reference

They don't have an overpowering lineup like the Yankees do.    From Wordnik.com.  [No Longer David vs. Goliath] Reference

The smoky-woodsy scent of incense is subtle, not overpowering.    From Wordnik.com.  [Confessions of a Non-Believer] Reference

The stench of rotten food and sweat in Bilibid's cells is overpowering.    From Wordnik.com.  [Criminal Justice System] Reference

The walls are charred and soppy with ash and the smell is overpowering.    From Wordnik.com.  [Complicated Game] Reference

According to Liquat Ali, one of the guards, the stench was overpowering.    From Wordnik.com.  [Guantanamo Justice?] Reference

In the ISO, it was very intense, with overpowering notes of baked cherry.    From Wordnik.com.  [Telling a Wine by its Glass] Reference

The intensely overpowering smell had caused the postman to alert the police.    From Wordnik.com.  [Scents] Reference

"She's not home free, but the other guys don't look very overpowering," said.    From Wordnik.com.  [Senator Spends Big on Race] Reference

Yet, to the public, the most overpowering image of the boys is their lack of remorse.    From Wordnik.com.  ['Life Means Nothing'] Reference

And in the midst of such overpowering dysphoria luxury might seem to have little point.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Return of Luxury] Reference

But the brave faces being put on cannot mask the overpowering and visible sense of dread.    From Wordnik.com.  [Paradise Lost] Reference

What's most compelling, though, is the overpowering case the book marshals against Milken.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wall Street: A Greed Apart] Reference

Days later, however, the scrappy team fell to the overpowering Lakers in the NBA championship.    From Wordnik.com.  [Moving In On Ma Bell] Reference

His experience shows with beautiful costume and photography, which at times becomes overpowering.    From Wordnik.com.  [Queer Sighted] Reference

We started heading to the stairwell when this dark, overpowering shadow started heading toward us.    From Wordnik.com.  [My Story, September 11, 2001] Reference

It ranged from his overpowering ego to his domineering and sometimes violent relationships with women.    From Wordnik.com.  [Getting Away With It] Reference

They began scuffling, Junta's 275-pound frame overpowering the 156-pound Costin, according to some witnesses.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sent To The Penalty Box] Reference

A couple of parents used the word "magnetic" to describe the children's overpowering pull toward one another.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Power of Two] Reference

The smell was overpowering, like being stuck in a gas station with all the pump nozzles pointing at your face.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rocky Kistner: Countering BP's PR: Deception by Dispersal; The Great Gulf Oil Tragedy] Reference

The Internet, of course, is typically the place where unneeded desire intersects with overpowering technology.    From Wordnik.com.  [Stop Them Before They Invent Again!] Reference

In the sanctuary, the 300-member gospel choir is overpowering; the soloists outclass anything on "American Idol.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Trying Times for Trinity] Reference

Several former cult members described how she fostered a visceral, overpowering fear of demonic intrusion into the cult.    From Wordnik.com.  [Priestess Of Death] Reference

In Ireland, EU handouts have brought riches beyond imagining, not to mention escape from the overpowering relationship with Britain.    From Wordnik.com.  [Looking For An Identity] Reference