overtake

Example Sentences

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The Switch 1 has now sold 155.37 million units -- overtaking the Nintendo DS to be its best-selling hardware of all time.

From Barron's

Split across two 1,500-seat auditoriums, it will become the capital's biggest theatre by capacity, overtaking the 2,359-seat London Coliseum in the West End.

From BBC

Statistics published last month showed that Chinese firm BYD last year sold more EVs than Tesla, overtaking the US industry pioneer in the annual category for the first time.

From Barron's

The bulge slid away, and the blast following it overtook the avalanche within seconds.

From Literature

We are going to see much more overtaking.

From BBC