- past tense form of overrun.
overran
Example Sentences
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The North Vietnamese Communist offensive overran the South, sending more than a million “boat people” into the open ocean.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
Then, when Nazi Germany overran Denmark, Danish diplomats asked Washington to secure Greenland, which became a valuable refueling station for bombers and a source of minerals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 24, 2026
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
She studied them close with her good eye, then she sobbed and both her eyes overran with tears.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
