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

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 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

But his successor, The Pitt star Katherine LaNasa greatly overran, and had what Bargatze called "a very expensive wave" that lost the club several thousands of dollars.

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2025

Our soldiers ran past them toward our fleet, anxious to escape before the rebels landed and overran them.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson