- past tense form of overrun.
overran
Example Sentences
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Some 10 months into the Islamic revolution, thousands of Iranian students overran the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 28, 2026
The pair arrived in the country just months before the Yom Kippur war in 1973, when a surprise attack by Egypt and Syria overran Israel’s front line.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025
Mapping from FireGuard, reviewed months after the fire, showed it did track the fire’s steady progression west for several hours before flames overran west Altadena — and well before the evacuation alerts went out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2025
The RSF scored a notable victory recently when it overran the city of el-Fasher, the last garrison held by the Sudanese army and its local allies in the western region of Darfur.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2025
While Hitler’s forces overran Europe, Japan was on the attack in China and Southeast Asia.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
