“overtaken by”簡單造句，overtaken by造句子

But as tends to happen in the Middle East, events had already been overtaken by other events.

Veterans inside have made great sacrifices over the years, but they have been overtaken by the savvy young campaigners of the current uprising.

"For this cause, let their children be without food, and give them over to the power of the sword; and let their wives be without children and become widows; let their men be overtaken by death, and their young men be put to the sword in the fight."

Pride in the children's achievements is overtaken by the yearning to be with them.

I began to unpack but was overtaken by my habitual urge to have a shower at the end of a day's cycling. Was there anywhere to stay?

The BBC's Phil Mercer in Sydney said many charred bodies had been found in cars. It is thought they were trying to escape the fires but were overtaken by their "sheer speed and ferocity".

Don't be overtaken by misgivings and fear. Just go full stream ahead!

And Mr Meshal still stubbornly refuses to disavow the Hamas charter, dismissing it breezily as an old document in reality overtaken by events yet still-by implication-useful as bargaining chip.

The city was overtaken by storms for continuous days.

JAPAN, already in an introspective mood after data released last week confirming that its economy was overtaken by China's last week, will be forced to ponder its place in the world again next week.

We feel like lonely prospectors, who, returning to a favourite stream, find it overtaken by a gold rush.

Once you make your decision, don't be overtaken by misgivings and fear. Just go full steam ahead!

But on the next page was a letter from Washington, already overtaken by events, speculating about what the President might do.

A MAN Running for Office was overtaken by Lightning.

I was overtaken by special pride because I am Shanghainese.