- past tense form of overrun.
overran
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The two pilots of an Amazon cargo plane that overran the runway while landing at Miami International Airport, striking a van and killing five people, have been released from hospital, officials said Tuesday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
Over 60 Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units are on scene of an incident involving a plane that overran a runway and struck multiple vehicles near Miami International Airport.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
A Boeing 767-300 cargo plane was landing in Miami after departing from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Sunday when it overran the runway and crashed.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
In the first year of the invasion, after Russian forces overran his home city of Kherson, Oleksiy Sivak hung up a Ukrainian flag on the country’s independence day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
His power overran the world, from the foot of my cliff to the northern sea to the impenetrable forests south and east.
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a word