overtook
Example Sentences
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Paul Mitchell, vice president of the voter data firm Political Data Inc., drew comparisons with the 2022 mayoral election, in which Bass trailed Rick Caruso on election night but gradually overtook him to win.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
He went on to describe how the car, which he saw was a red BMW X3, then overtook him on a bend.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
That short phrase aptly describes how one U.S. state overtook hundreds of years of Iranian market power in a matter of decades.
From Salon • May 6, 2026
That list includes China’s BYD, which recently overtook Tesla as the world’s top EV-maker.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Curiosity overtook her, and she did something she would never have considered in ordinary times.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
