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
A Boeing 767-300 cargo plane was landing in Miami after departing from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Sunday when it overran the runway and crashed.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Both scored when Dodgers left fielder Teoscar Hernandez overran Drake Baldwin’s deep fly ball down the line, for a double.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Yemeni brothers Yunes, 33, and Yassin, 24, say they fled Houthi rebels in 2023, after they overran their country's capital eight years earlier.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
While Hitler’s forces overran Europe, Japan was on the attack in China and Southeast Asia.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
