overtake

Example Sentences

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One night earlier, Durant scored 27 points in the Houston Rockets’ 123-122 victory over the Miami Heat to overtake Jordan for fifth place on the NBA’s all-time leading scorer list.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

Lee noted that Arm anticipates data-center business will overtake mobile to become the company’s largest revenue driver in a few years.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

"With the overtake mode, the driver behind can use the boost button up to I think 330km/h, where the guy in the front can only use it to 290km/h," Russell said.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Thanks to Azure, Microsoft’s Intelligent Cloud segment will soon overtake business software as Microsoft’s largest revenue source.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Taran strove to overtake her and seize the hanging bridle, but the roan sped onward to the ravine.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander