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

No-one knows how overtake mode will affect racing in Monaco until Sunday afternoon.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

But if it is to make a difference and enable drivers to at least get into a position to try an overtake, this is likely to be in combination with an offset in tyre degradation.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

“Are we going to overtake ServiceNow day one? No,” Bhusri said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Then Washington began to overtake California, methodically, seat by seat, the boys still rowing at a remarkably low thirty.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown