overtake

Example Sentences

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However, they also want to make sure that positive aspects of the rules - including much increased levels of overtaking - are not affected.

From BBC

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

This includes making it illegal to overtake a stationary bus "in clearly defined dangerous circumstances".

From BBC

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

The media and entertainment company’s idol marketing business is overtaking its TV and content businesses by revenue contribution.

From The Wall Street Journal