overtake

Example Sentences

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ADEN, Yemen — The ambush spot was good: Single-lane street, just enough space to overtake.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 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

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

‘I know in my heart that they have not rested this night. Only an eagle could overtake them now.’

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien