overran
Example Sentences
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Yemeni brothers Yunes, 33, and Yassin, 24, say they fled Houthi rebels in 2023, after they overran their country's capital eight years earlier.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
The North Vietnamese Communist offensive overran the South, sending more than a million “boat people” into the open ocean.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
US broadcaster Fox US overran adverts, external during a hydration break in the opening match of the tournament between Mexico and South Africa.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
Since last year, when the RSF overran parts of Darfur and Kordofan, the militia has commandeered the gum trade, integrating it into its smuggling empire and further starving government coffers.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026
By late fall 1941, they overran the Ukraine and captured much Soviet territory.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
