Soon they o'ertook us; with such swiftness mov'd The mighty crowd.
Then fain to behold the wonders of that castle was many a knight, Yet their journey brought little profit, for sorrow o'ertook them there.
But great weariness o'ertook him, as darkened the eventide, 495 And a house that was none too stately the youth in his folly spied.
A heavy storm that very night O'ertook them flying from the fight; And skulls and bones are tumbling round, Under the sea, on sandy ground.
The flighty purpose never is o'ertook Unless the deed go with it.
Disaster O'ertook me, and, banished by Zeus, I became A servant to one who forbore me though master: True lovers were we.
And a messenger o'ertook him, In his ear these words he whispered: "At thy home has died thy father, And thy aged parent perished.
Thus Dawn o'ertook me and with magic speech Made me forget the night as we strode on.
You have nobly Appeas'd the storm o'ertook you, and you are Again a good man.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "ertook" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
