Examples of overtake in a Sentence
She overtook the other runners and went on to win the race.
The sign says “No Overtaking.”
Seasickness can overtake passengers when the ship encounters a storm.
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Platform engineering is overtaking DevOps as the term cloud native people use to describe themselves.
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Justin Warren, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
In 2022, China was overtaken by India as the world's most populous nation.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 7 Nov. 2024
The result was called after the AP determined that the remaining uncounted votes mostly from the greater Milwaukee area would not be enough for Harris to overtake Trump.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
As one research analyst told Reuters, Palantir’s commercial business will likely overtake its government business as corporations step on the gas around AI software.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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Justin Warren, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
In 2022, China was overtaken by India as the world's most populous nation.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 7 Nov. 2024
The result was called after the AP determined that the remaining uncounted votes mostly from the greater Milwaukee area would not be enough for Harris to overtake Trump.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
As one research analyst told Reuters, Palantir’s commercial business will likely overtake its government business as corporations step on the gas around AI software.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Overtake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overtake. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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overtake
verb
over·take
ˌō-vər-ˈtāk 
1
a
: to catch up with
b
: to catch up with and pass by
2
: to come upon suddenly
a blizzard overtook the hunting party
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