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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Then the minders' car, piloted by one of their test drivers, overtook.—Iain MacAuley, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025 The latest Texas Hill Country flooding was less typical because so many of the deaths were in a camp where the water overtook the victims, not people going into the water, Sharif said.—Seth Borenstein, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025 The flooding overtook homes and campsites while many people were still sleeping.—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2025 In his final moments before floodwaters overtook his camper in Kerrville, Texas, Jeff Ramsey left goodbye messages for his children.—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 9 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for overtake
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