- past participle of overtake.
overtaken
Example Sentences
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Now it has been overtaken globally by China’s BYD—which began, duh, as a battery company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Ten years after the fall of Troy, Odysseus still hasn’t returned home to Ithaca, and his kingdom has been overtaken by suitors crudely courting his wife’s hand.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
The room is overtaken with projections, scenes of bustling New York traffic paired with bachelor-pad-like guitar riffs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Plans for celebrating the United States's 250th anniversary on Saturday have been quickly overtaken by storm preparations, with both Guam and the Northern Marianas declaring a state of emergency.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
This she did, however, rather rapidly and the next moment I found she had overtaken me and was standing before me, effectively barring my way.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
