overran
Example Sentences
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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
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
Mapping from FireGuard, reviewed months after the fire, showed it did track the fire’s steady progression west for several hours before flames overran west Altadena — and well before the evacuation alerts went out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2025
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
