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Wondering how to use Overtaking in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as passing or reordering.

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Overtaking in a sentence

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Overtaking meaning

present participle and gerund of overtake

Synonyms of Overtaking

Using Overtaking

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of overtake
  • Useful related words include: passing, reordering.
  • In the example corpus, overtaking often appears in combinations such as: overtaking the, for overtaking, of overtaking.

Context around Overtaking

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 12 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Overtaking

  • In this selection, "overtaking" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, wrongful, car, possibly, car, shah and prowess stand out and add context to how "overtaking" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 47 goals overtaking the legendary and a car overtaking another car. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "overtaking" sits close to words such as architectures, atv and bader, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with overtaking

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Hawaii also has lost large plantations and ranches, with fire-prone grasses overtaking fallow lands, he said. (17 words)

He noted that further investigation revealed that the crash was caused by speed, wrongful overtaking and poor visibility. (18 words)

Oppo and others were also making moves, but Xiaomi, overtaking Samsung and local players Micromax, Karbonn Mobiles and Lava. (19 words)

Asked how he looks at his film possibly overtaking Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan, Sharma said, “I don’t believe in numbers, Pathaan has done exceptionally well, even KGF (Chapter 2) did extremely well, and now, Gadar 2 is performing as well. (42 words)

In a recent survey commissioned by National Highways, while nearly three quarters of people said they take extra care when overtaking a HGV, 36 per cent said they did not know how many blind spots a HGV had. (38 words)

Including a car overtaking another car mounting the kerb which resulted in the overtaking car smashing into a parked car, demolishing three neighbouring gardens, and narrowly missing a pedestrian when they mounted the kerb. (34 words)

Example sentences (20)

Including a car overtaking another car mounting the kerb which resulted in the overtaking car smashing into a parked car, demolishing three neighbouring gardens, and narrowly missing a pedestrian when they mounted the kerb.

Alonso, 41, made it a front row of double Formula 1 world champions and declared "job done" at a street circuit where overtaking is extremely difficult but the second placed starter has often prevailed.

Asked how he looks at his film possibly overtaking Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan, Sharma said, “I don’t believe in numbers, Pathaan has done exceptionally well, even KGF (Chapter 2) did extremely well, and now, Gadar 2 is performing as well.

But for the second meeting in succession, Stevens put on another stellar showcase of her overtaking prowess, rising up 10 places through the order to take sixth at the chequered flag.

Elsewhere, Rebecca was also setting a new 300m best for her age group – overtaking a national record held jointly by a former West Fife track star.

Engineered technologies are expected to account for an increasingly larger share - overtaking nature-based carbon storage - and become a global industry.

Hawaii also has lost large plantations and ranches, with fire-prone grasses overtaking fallow lands, he said.

He and Jon Rahm have separated themselves as the “Big Two” on tour, overtaking everyone to become the dominant players in golf.

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He continued, "I often say to people, 'Star Wars' is about swashbuckling rebels overtaking an empire, but people don't necessarily just focus on that as being about freedom or being about anti-imperialism.

He has already set the record for the highest-scoring African player ever in the Italian Serie A with 47 goals, overtaking the legendary George Weah.

He noted that further investigation revealed that the crash was caused by speed, wrongful overtaking and poor visibility.

However, the two teams in the relegation spots below have a game in hand and could easily find themselves overtaking United in the table.

If you’ve become a fan of in recent years, you will probably be familiar with the term ‘DRS’ - the system which effectively allows for more overtaking.

In a recent survey commissioned by National Highways, while nearly three quarters of people said they take extra care when overtaking a HGV, 36 per cent said they did not know how many blind spots a HGV had.

In the last winter semester, around 370,000 international students studied at German universities, overtaking Australia as the most popular study destination.

Lance Stroll has punished for overtaking Carlos Sainz under double waved yellow flags - he faces a five-place penalty and three penalty points on his licence.

Mimicking the scene from 2018's Avengers: Infinity War, Dom Toretto is cast as the Thanos of memes and his frequent overtaking of other popular meme formats makes that comparison quite apt.

Norman was seen by police driving on the pavement and overtaking cars at speed before smashing into another vehicle, on May 11.

Okpe blamed the crash on speeding and wrongful overtaking on the part of the Dangote truck driver, who she said lost control and crashed into other vehicles from the rear.

Oppo and others were also making moves, but Xiaomi, overtaking Samsung and local players Micromax, Karbonn Mobiles and Lava.

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Common combinations with overtaking

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "overtaking" in a sentence?
An example: "Including a car overtaking another car mounting the kerb which resulted in the overtaking car smashing into a parked car, demolishing three neighbouring gardens, and narrowly missing a pedestrian when they mounted the kerb." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "overtaking" from authentic English texts.
What does "overtaking" mean?
Overtaking means: present participle and gerund of overtake
What are synonyms of "overtaking"?
Common synonyms of "overtaking" include: passing, reordering.
How many example sentences with "overtaking" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "overtaking", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.