overtake

Example Sentences

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This includes making it illegal to overtake a stationary bus "in clearly defined dangerous circumstances".

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The Martin County Sheriff’s Department said that Woods had tried to overtake another vehicle when his Land Rover clipped it, listing and then rolling over.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Liz Kimmins' proposals include making it illegal to overtake a bus when it is stationary.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 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

The screen is filled with the dizzying image of the distance from where she’s sitting to the river below, the water underneath her strong enough to overtake anything in its path.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott