overrun
verb (used with object)
to rove over (a country, region, etc.); invade; ravage.
has overrun
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present perfectof overrun (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The RSF has overrun most of the region.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2023
Some Twitter users have picked up their handles and gone to an alternative social media platform, Mastodon — so many, in fact, that Wired reports the abrupt uptick has "overrun" Mastodon servers.
From Salon ● Nov. 10, 2022
The drawn-out approach highlights growing questions about the administration's still-evolving strategy against Islamic State, which has overrun about a third of Syria and Iraq.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2014
He said President Barack Obama would later outline Wednesday in specific detail what steps the U.S. is prepared to take to defeat the Islamic State, which has overrun parts of northern Iraq and Syria.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 10, 2014
With all the rain, the stream has overrun its banks by several feet on either side.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
