overran

Example Sentences

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Some 10 months into the Islamic revolution, thousands of Iranian students overran the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 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

The project was initially budgeted for $5.25 billion but overran costs and faced delays due to disputes between Sacyr and canal authorities.

From Barron's • Nov. 1, 2025

Federal and local authorities began carrying out rescue missions as more rain overran households in the towns of Burnet and Liberty Hill, extending the damage well into Saturday.

From Slate • Jul. 7, 2025

Vegetation overran the red-ocher floors and the workshops that manufactured ceramic figurines and iron beads and rubber ax-head straps.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann