With business gone, he had left these parts, abandoning the building to a fate that was gradually overtaking it.

And moody, too; first retreating, then letting itself be gradually overtaken.

Another feeling gradually overtook the others, a warm, pleased glow that came from knowing he cared.

July, for example, has gradually overtaken August as the most popular month for vacations.

"You cheated," he growled, fighting the grin that gradually overtook his face.

Bakhita was gradually overtaken by an overpowering urge to show him the coin.

Nearly ten miles lay ahead, and during that journey The Shadow gradually overtook the fishing fleet.

In the earlier decade, heavy unemployment in the peripheral regions was also gradually overtaken by consistent national growth.

One by one, independently, the herbivores moved away, the smaller ones following the elders, and gradually overtaking them.

In the following years, his army gradually overtook much of the Bosanska Krajina region.