overtaken
- past participle of overtake.
Example Sentences
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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
The room is overtaken with projections, scenes of bustling New York traffic paired with bachelor-pad-like guitar riffs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Plans for celebrating the United States's 250th anniversary on Saturday have been quickly overtaken by storm preparations, with both Guam and the Northern Marianas declaring a state of emergency.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
Memory-chip maker SK Hynix 000660 5.61%increase; up pointing triangle has overtaken Samsung 005930 -0.14%decrease; down pointing triangle Electronics to become South Korea’s most valuable company amid the artificial-intelligence-driven chip boom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Many people who were thought to be in safe areas, often far out of sight of the volcano, were overtaken.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
