overran
Example Sentences
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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
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
The RSF scored a notable victory recently when it overran the city of el-Fasher, the last garrison held by the Sudanese army and its local allies in the western region of Darfur.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2025
Over 36,000 Sudanese civilians have fled towns and villages in the Kordofan region east of Darfur, the United Nations said, just over a week after paramilitary forces overran the city of El-Fasher.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2025
Or consider the Moche, leaders of a military state that overran much of the northern coast, submerging the identities of its victims in its own.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
