overtaken

Example Sentences

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Overtaken by Furlong and Will Stuart, but there is no disgrace in that.

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2025

Overtaken by Syriza during Greece’s 2009-2018 financial crisis, the party has been polling at around 10%.

From Washington Times • May 21, 2023

Overtaken by curiosity, I had decided to spend a long Memorial Day weekend in California’s Central Valley to see if Elon Musk’s latest bit of dream weaving could stand up to reality.

From Slate • May 27, 2022

Overtaken by existential alienation and a bad attitude, I was not enthusiastic about performing my first task, reading aloud from a card providing salient information about my character: Lila-Marie, Deceptively Wholesome Student.

From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2016

Overtaken by a storm, he had taken refuge in the Gulf of Santa Manza.

From Itinerary through Corsica by its Rail, Carriage & Forest Roads by Black, C. B.