overtake

Example Sentences

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Pratt took an early lead over Raman on election night, but Raman’s numbers improved steadily as mail-in ballots were counted, leading political observers to begin predicting this weekend that she would eventually overtake Pratt.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Jones said in the time it took for the BMW to overtake, he was then aware of a blue Audi A4 alongside, also overtaking him.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Since then, Meta’s advertising business has grown into a $200 billion a year juggernaut that is expected to overtake Google this year as the world’s largest digital-ads seller.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

The Italian said he was "very annoyed" by an incident at Turn One on lap six, in which he tried to overtake Russell around the outside and ended up off the track.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

She left word with Jacob for him, so that if he did come, he could overtake them along the way.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry