Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
overtook
IPA transcription: [,oʊvɚt'ʊk]
Usage examples
Remorse overtook her.
He overtook her a long way in, walking rapidly.
But the boys instantly overtook him and caught hold of him on all sides.
"Yes; and I would have said it, had death and salvation overtook me for it.
When he overtook the tall soldier he began to plead with all the words he could find.
They began to flee. But Saul's army followed and overtook them and killed great numbers.
As soon as the judge had disappeared, Billy beckoned to his friends, who speedily overtook him.
So it fell out one night as he was going through a great wood that such bad weather overtook him.
The race was a long one, but neither the madman nor his friend flagged until they overtook the party.
One of the most thrilling experiences of the following winter was a blizzard, which overtook us in our wanderings.