overwrest in a sentence

v. t.

Definition

To exert excessive effort to gain control or dominance over someone or something.

The team struggled to overwrest their opponents during the championship match.
In a surprising turn of events, she managed to overwrest control of the narrative from her critics.
As tensions rose, he decided it was time to overwrest the conversation back to the main issues at hand.
To succeed in negotiations, they needed to overwrest the deal in their favor without alienating the other party.
After months of planning, the activists aimed to overwrest public attention from the controversial policy.