overran
Example Sentences
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Since last year, when the RSF overran parts of Darfur and Kordofan, the militia has commandeered the gum trade, integrating it into its smuggling empire and further starving government coffers.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 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
The project was initially budgeted for $5.25 billion but overran costs and faced delays due to disputes between Sacyr and canal authorities.
From Barron's • Nov. 1, 2025
It caused significant delays - the couple's first trial overran by about three months, while the second overran by nearly two months.
From BBC • Jul. 15, 2025
On February 24, German troops overran the entire outer trench zone.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
