Sentence examples for they overran from inspiring English sources
As Slovakia lay in their path, they overran it.
"When they overran our bases, they beheaded eight soldiers.
They overran isolated police posts to obtain weapons.
Since they overran Kismayo in August, al-Shabaab leaders have restored order.
One resident said that they overran an Iraqi Army checkpoint and commandeered two tanks.
They overran the safe area of Srebrenica with ease, and then proceeded to depopulate the territory within forty-eight hours.
In Iraq they overran the city of Mosul and in nearby Sinjar they dealt the Iraqi Kurds a humiliating defeat.
They overran the police force in western Mosul, and there were battles for control of several parts of the city.
Save for last week when they overran the wooden spooners, Carlton hasn't shown any fight all season.
An official in Washington said the Serbs had released all 30 Dutch troops taken hostage before they overran Srebrenica.
Along the way, they overran several military bases, seizing the heavy weapons, armored vehicles, and ammunition depots inside them.
