overtaken
Example Sentences
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Now it has been overtaken globally by China’s BYD—which began, duh, as a battery company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Messi could have overtaken the Real Madrid forward with a hat-trick in the World Cup final on Sunday.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Ten years after the fall of Troy, Odysseus still hasn’t returned home to Ithaca, and his kingdom has been overtaken by suitors crudely courting his wife’s hand.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
The room is overtaken with projections, scenes of bustling New York traffic paired with bachelor-pad-like guitar riffs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
"This is the third horse we have lost—" "We will lose more than horses if we're overtaken by the Lannisters," she reminded them.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
