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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In Hunt, an unincorporated area near Ingram brimming with summer camps along the river, at least 27 young campers and staff members died at the all-girls’ Camp Mystic after floodwaters overtook cabins.
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Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 24 July 2025
Machado was 2-for-4 yesterday, overtaking Arraez for the team lead with 31 multi-hit games.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2025
Millennials have officially overtaken Generation X as the largest cohort of managers in the American workforce in 2025.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 23 July 2025
In the first quarter, SK Hynix's success in HBM had seen the company overtake rival Samsung in the global DRAM market for the first time, according to Counterpoint Research.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 23 July 2025
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Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 24 July 2025
Machado was 2-for-4 yesterday, overtaking Arraez for the team lead with 31 multi-hit games.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2025
Millennials have officially overtaken Generation X as the largest cohort of managers in the American workforce in 2025.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 23 July 2025
In the first quarter, SK Hynix's success in HBM had seen the company overtake rival Samsung in the global DRAM market for the first time, according to Counterpoint Research.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 23 July 2025
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“Overtake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overtake. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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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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