overtaken

Example Sentences

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He agreed he had overtaken some vehicles on the journey, but said, "every overtake I did was in a safe manner".

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

He scored 32 goals and was only overtaken as leading scorer by Julian Quinones of Al Qadsiah on the final day.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Though Hong Kong has overtaken Switzerland as the number one in cross-border wealth management, rather than enter panic mode, Swiss banks seem unruffled -- feeling it bolsters the case against looming tighter banking regulations.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Drones have overtaken more-traditional threats such as antitank missiles, Israeli officials say, and are now the leading cause of battlefield deaths.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

We had gone no farther than half a league when we were overtaken by the man who had given the warning.

From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell