Examples of overstep in a Sentence
the principal overstepped her authority in ordering everyone to remain in the unheated school
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If that fails, youth could back a Prime Minister from outside Parliament, invoking the doctrine of necessity—though this risks overstepping constitutional limits.
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Sonal Nain, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Sometimes perfume makers apparently overstep on their own.
—Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
During his first term, his Administration tried to require drugmakers to include their products’ sticker prices in TV ads, but a federal judge blocked it on the grounds that HHS was overstepping its authority.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
While the court determined that the president overstepped his authority by using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to hit the trade partners with the duties, the tariffs are staying in place as the administration appeals the decision with the Supreme Court.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 Sep. 2025
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Sonal Nain, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Sometimes perfume makers apparently overstep on their own.
—Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
During his first term, his Administration tried to require drugmakers to include their products’ sticker prices in TV ads, but a federal judge blocked it on the grounds that HHS was overstepping its authority.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
While the court determined that the president overstepped his authority by using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to hit the trade partners with the duties, the tariffs are staying in place as the administration appeals the decision with the Supreme Court.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for overstep
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“Overstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overstep. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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