Examples of overtake in a Sentence
She overtook the other runners and went on to win the race.
The sign says “No Overtaking.”
Seasickness can overtake passengers when the ship encounters a storm.
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One day Big Anthony fumbles a spell and the small town is overtaken by pasta.
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Caitlin Palumbo, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Volkswagen was the largest company in Europe by revenue in 2023, overtaking British oil & gas giant Shell.
—Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 23 Oct. 2024
Upon his death, the behavior of the chimpanzees radically changed, and the apes, overtaken by curiosity, began to investigate the corpse: sniffing it, poking it, tugging at its fur and comparing it to their own, entranced by this being who smelled like a chimp but looked so different.
—Susana Monsó, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
Trending on Billboard That’s not just any record—Sabrina has now overtaken the legendary Olivia Newton-John, who held the record with 16 weeks at No. 1 back in 1978.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2024
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Caitlin Palumbo, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Volkswagen was the largest company in Europe by revenue in 2023, overtaking British oil & gas giant Shell.
—Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 23 Oct. 2024
Upon his death, the behavior of the chimpanzees radically changed, and the apes, overtaken by curiosity, began to investigate the corpse: sniffing it, poking it, tugging at its fur and comparing it to their own, entranced by this being who smelled like a chimp but looked so different.
—Susana Monsó, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
Trending on Billboard That’s not just any record—Sabrina has now overtaken the legendary Olivia Newton-John, who held the record with 16 weeks at No. 1 back in 1978.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Overtake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overtake. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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overtake
verb
over·take
ˌō-vər-ˈtāk 
1
a
: to catch up with
b
: to catch up with and pass by
2
: to come upon suddenly
a blizzard overtook the hunting party
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