- present participle of overrun.
overrunning
Example Sentences
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The plane struck navigational aids and equipment after overrunning the runway, before hitting a white Ford van owned by a contract cleaning company.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Mr. Ellis takes as a case study the overrunning and removal of the Creek Indians in Georgia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025
With many missions overrunning their budgets, the agency has proposed dramatic changes.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 11, 2024
Footage seemingly shot by a worker showed a huge mass of earth rushing down a gully, overrunning everything in its path.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2024
“Under Ralph’s picture, the story reads, ‘Friday afternoon the fifth-grade class of Miss Bambi Kuckenbacker at Irwin J. Sneed Elementary School exhibited a mouse, thought to be one of many mice overrunning their school.
From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary
