overtake
Example Sentences
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ADEN, Yemen — The ambush spot was good: Single-lane street, just enough space to overtake.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
Police officers are analysing skid marks on Jupiter Island's 30mph South Beach Road to gauge the speed of the 82-time tour winner's car while attempting his ill-fated overtake manoeuvre.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
Lee noted that Arm anticipates data-center business will overtake mobile to become the company’s largest revenue driver in a few years.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026
Thanks to Azure, Microsoft’s Intelligent Cloud segment will soon overtake business software as Microsoft’s largest revenue source.
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
Taran strove to overtake her and seize the hanging bridle, but the roan sped onward to the ravine.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.