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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Brzezinski would dedicate his academic and professional life to studying and undermining the forces of totalitarianism and authoritarianism that had overtaken his homeland during his childhood.
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Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
More Getty Images In a dramatic final round, Scheffler swung a four-shot deficit to overtake Scotland's Robert MacIntyre, who had led the field for three straight days.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
See the upsets of the Dodgers and Mets in the 2022 postseason — and the recent surge that overtook L.A., if briefly.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
From January to June, the U.S. overtook Japan and China as the top destination, with $3.17 billion ( 2.56 billion Swiss Francs) worth shipped, according to the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2025
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Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
More Getty Images In a dramatic final round, Scheffler swung a four-shot deficit to overtake Scotland's Robert MacIntyre, who had led the field for three straight days.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
See the upsets of the Dodgers and Mets in the 2022 postseason — and the recent surge that overtook L.A., if briefly.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
From January to June, the U.S. overtook Japan and China as the top destination, with $3.17 billion ( 2.56 billion Swiss Francs) worth shipped, according to the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2025
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“Overtake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overtake. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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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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