Examples of 'he overtook' in a sentence

Meaning of "he overtook"

He overtook: This phrase means that someone surpassed or moved ahead of another person or vehicle, typically while traveling or racing. It implies that the person referenced passed the other person or vehicle and took the lead or moved ahead in the race or journey

How to use "he overtook" in a sentence

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So he overtook him again and went on his way.
The second rabbit ran so fast he overtook the first.
He overtook in the wrong place.
The second hare ran so fast that he overtook the first one.
He overtook drugs.
In a few minutes he overtook Kitty and her mother.
He overtook him.
Hamilton remained tenth until he overtook Kvyat for ninth place on lap four.
He overtook us all.
It cost him the lead but he overtook Sea Fare and won by three lengths.
He overtook it.
With vividly colourful and scenic landscape studies of nature he overtook most ardent later Impressionists.
And he overtook them and said the same words unto them.
Front of him, and quickening his pace he overtook him.
By the time he overtook them the entrance of the cave loomed before them.

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Three laps later, Zonta moved into ninth position after he overtook Mazzacane and Diniz.
He overtook Frijns to move into tenth place two laps later.
With incredible agility ( speed ), he overtook me and held me by the arm.
He overtook Van Hecke and punched him and attacked his helmet during the race.
Vettel moved up to 19th place after he overtook di Resta and de la Rosa.
He overtook me and I took him back straight away.
Yes, it is He overtook drugs.
He overtook them near the Red Sea.
He braked, stayed behind me and then he overtook me . ”.
He overtook them, and he spoke these words to them.
Fifteen days later, with a consolation goal in a 2-1 loss at Watford, he overtook Armstrong.
He overtook another of these itinerant masses, and examined it.
He er … He overtook it.
He overtook several people in one spurt in the secretaries' office.
At the moment when he overtook them once more, they had changed their conversation.
He overtook him at Turn 1 on the following lap.
In so doing, he overtook Porte in the general classification.
He overtook likewise the possessions of his father-in-law in the Duchy of Bavaria.
Over the next two laps he overtook Quartararo and Crutchlow, moving to sixth place.
And he overtook them, and he spoke these same words to them.
Scripture says he overtook the invaders and “smote them….
And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words.
One lap later he overtook Scott Redding, which motivated him even further.
He overtook David Coulthard and Heinz-Harald Frentzen at the start.
On lap 50 he overtook Hill for second place.
He overtook me then cut me up!
And so, he overtook them and spoke those words to them.
He overtook Cornelius and Mahfooth 100 metres out and drew away to win by two lengths.
And so, he overtook them and spoke these words to them.
He overtook John Atyeo after 47 years and is now the club 's all-time top appearance maker.
In doing so, he overtook Teddy Sheringham on Tottenham's all-time goalscorers list.
He overtook Danilo Petrucci with 15 laps to go, boosting his confidence.

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