Sentence examples of "overtaking" in English

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The driver overtook the car. Der Fahrer überholte den Wagen.
He accelerated his car and overtook me. Er beschleunigte sein Auto und überholte mich.
I've just seen that Esperanto has overtaken German, and now has the fourth place. Very good! Gerade sah ich, dass Esperanto deutsch überholte und nun den vierten Platz hat. Sehr gut!
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