overtaken
Example Sentences
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Lately, however, products from Chinese and European rivals have overtaken the Model Y in a number of fundamental metrics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
It was overtaken by “Spider-Man: Brand New Day‘s” $360 million.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
The seven-time champion got ahead of Verstappen in the first pit stops - only to be overtaken again the next time around, the Dutchman making a brilliant move at Turn One that caught Hamilton napping.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Ten years after the fall of Troy, Odysseus still hasn’t returned home to Ithaca, and his kingdom has been overtaken by suitors crudely courting his wife’s hand.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
We had gone no farther than half a league when we were overtaken by the man who had given the warning.
From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell
