overrun
verb (used with object)
to rove over (a country, region, etc.); invade; ravage.
overran
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past tense formof overrun.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
Example Sentences
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Over 60 Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units are on scene of an incident involving a plane that overran a runway and struck multiple vehicles near Miami International Airport.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
The fire department said the plane overran a runway and hit multiple vehicles near the airport, where more than 60 firefighting units rushed to the scene.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
In the first year of the invasion, after Russian forces overran his home city of Kherson, Oleksiy Sivak hung up a Ukrainian flag on the country’s independence day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Before Monday, the most recent incident involving a B-52 occurred in Guam in 2016, after the aircraft overran the runway and crashed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
She was certain that if Cluny’s army overran Redwall, there would be enough treasure to keep even the greediest creature happy for life.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
