Examples of overstep in a Sentence
the principal overstepped her authority in ordering everyone to remain in the unheated school
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But opponents argue the administration is overstepping.
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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 13 Apr. 2025
Max Stier, the president of Partnership for Public Service, a nonprofit that promotes best practices in government, said that the administration had overstepped its authority.
—Zach Montague, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
California joined 18 other states in challenging President Donald Trump’s recent effort to overstep states’ election laws and voting requirements by filing a federal lawsuit Thursday.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2025
In an 8-0 decision, the Constitutional Court upheld Mr. Yoon’s impeachment, finding that the president had overstepped his authority.
—Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Apr. 2025
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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 13 Apr. 2025
Max Stier, the president of Partnership for Public Service, a nonprofit that promotes best practices in government, said that the administration had overstepped its authority.
—Zach Montague, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
California joined 18 other states in challenging President Donald Trump’s recent effort to overstep states’ election laws and voting requirements by filing a federal lawsuit Thursday.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2025
In an 8-0 decision, the Constitutional Court upheld Mr. Yoon’s impeachment, finding that the president had overstepped his authority.
—Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Overstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overstep. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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