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

If Gauff reaches the final, she will overtake former world number one Iga Swiatek to move third in the WTA rankings next week.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 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

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