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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The show overtakes confrontation, less as a strategy than as a compromise no one remembers agreeing to.
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Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Minnesota, behind Donte DiVincenzo and Anthony Edwards, seemed poised to overtake Memphis, but the Grizzlies never let the Timberwolves within nine points and snapped a six-game losing streak.
—CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
Trader Joe's has overtaken Publix as the nation's favorite grocery store, according to data from the American Customer Satisfaction Index.
—Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 3 Feb. 2026
Finding an evergreen tree to add year-round interest to the landscape while not overtaking the space can be challenging.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 3 Feb. 2026
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Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Minnesota, behind Donte DiVincenzo and Anthony Edwards, seemed poised to overtake Memphis, but the Grizzlies never let the Timberwolves within nine points and snapped a six-game losing streak.
—CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
Trader Joe's has overtaken Publix as the nation's favorite grocery store, according to data from the American Customer Satisfaction Index.
—Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 3 Feb. 2026
Finding an evergreen tree to add year-round interest to the landscape while not overtaking the space can be challenging.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 3 Feb. 2026
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“Overtake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overtake. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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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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