overtake

Example Sentences

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He does not like the artificiality of the racing with the overtake mode and boost buttons.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The Martin County Sheriff’s Department said that Woods had tried to overtake another vehicle when his Land Rover clipped it, listing and then rolling over.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 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

‘The death from which ye flee will truly overtake you,’ the Koran says.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey