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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Last year, Popeyes overtook KFC as the No. 2 chicken chain in the U.S.
Executives said Tuesday that KFC will focus on value in the fourth quarter.
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Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Harris had been leading Trump in Shapiro's state of Pennsylvania since July, but late last month 538's aggregation of national polls showed that Trump had narrowly overtaken her─though only just.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Perhaps the Ferrari just didn’t have the pace, as Verstappen eventually overtook Leclerc.
—Rob Reed, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Jaden Jefferson let the glee of victory overtake his face as the clock expired.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Harris had been leading Trump in Shapiro's state of Pennsylvania since July, but late last month 538's aggregation of national polls showed that Trump had narrowly overtaken her─though only just.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Perhaps the Ferrari just didn’t have the pace, as Verstappen eventually overtook Leclerc.
—Rob Reed, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Jaden Jefferson let the glee of victory overtake his face as the clock expired.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Overtake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overtake. Accessed 22 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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