overrun

[US]/əʊvə'rʌn/
[UK]/'ovərʌn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. overwhelming; exceeding limits
vt. to exceed; to ravage; to flood
vi. to flood; to spread out

Phrases & Collocations

overrun budget

overrun schedule

overrun costs

overrun oneself

Example Sentences

The city was overrun by tourists during the holiday season.

The soldiers were overrun by enemy forces.

The company's website crashed because it was overrun with traffic.

The garden was overrun with weeds.

The small town was overrun by a horde of zombies.

The project timeline was overrun by unexpected delays.

The budget was overrun due to unforeseen expenses.

The virus quickly overrun the entire computer network.

The marathon runners were overrun by a sudden rainstorm.

The peaceful protest was overrun by violent clashes with the police.

Real-world Examples

He bred so many of them that they soon overran the estate.

Source: Women Who Changed the World

Lombard Street winds down a hill and is often overrun by tourists.

Source: VOA Slow English - America

Are these the most important units of it that have been overrun?

Source: NPR News November 2014 Compilation

After years of abandonment, towns in the area have been overrun by wild boars.

Source: National Geographic Science Popularization (Video Version)

We have heard about the Yazidis when ISIS overran the area they live in.

Source: NPR News June 2016 Compilation

Poland's geography was simply overrun without much to stop or slow down the attackers.

Source: Realm of Legends

Hadi had led Yemen after the rebels overran Sana'a the previous September.

Source: Time

Overrun with false beliefs, he becomes fragile.

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

Parts of the Indian capital are overrun with rhesus macaques.

Source: CNN Listening Collection September 2014

The Internet is overrun by cats in boxes.

Source: CNN 10 Student English April 2023 Compilation

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