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Usage examples of overran.

He was the first of those leaders who at this period overran the world and thought of settling in Italy.

That the duke's people might not relieve it, they hired Count Alberigo, who from Zagonara, his own domain, overran the country daily, up to the gates of Imola.

At the close of winter they ordered Roberto da San Severino to leave Lunigiana and march thither, which he did, and with great tumult plundered many fortresses, and overran the country around Pisa.

The forces also, at Poggibonzi, constantly overran the country up to the walls of Sienna.

The Florentines and the king, no longer doubtful about the pope's intentions, determined to harass him, and thus either compel him to take part with them, or throw such obstacles in his way, as would prevent him from helping the Venetians, who had already taken the field, attacked the marquis, overran his territory, and encamped before Figaruolo, a fortress of the greatest importance.

Twenty kilometers farther, toward the frontier, we overran yet another militia guardhouse near a Stone bridge.

The few who remained did not survive the attack when the rebels overran the station.

He was then compelled to send troops to Korea, to counteract renewed hostilities there, but lost them all when the Chinese and the Mongolians overran the peninsula and ended foreign occupation.

Up until now, the only time since the Japanese overran her village just before the little scaly devils came that Liu Han had lived in a liberated city was during her visit with her daughter to the United States.

From everything Monique had heard, French bureaucracy had been bad before the Reich overran the country.

He didn't want to think about what would happen if the Nazis overran the little town.