Examples of overstep in a Sentence
the principal overstepped her authority in ordering everyone to remain in the unheated school
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Last week, a disagreement over the electoral law erupted into a power struggle between Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé and the Provisional Electoral Council after council members accused the government of overstepping its authority and acting unconstitutionally.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 8 June 2026
The judge said that the federal government had overstepped its authority.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 8 June 2026
There are also worries that some local law enforcement could overstep.
—Ashley Lopez, NPR, 6 June 2026
In December, Rozier requested that the case be dismissed, arguing that the government had overstepped by charging him with fraud.
—Tom Winter, NBC news, 28 May 2026
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 8 June 2026
The judge said that the federal government had overstepped its authority.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 8 June 2026
There are also worries that some local law enforcement could overstep.
—Ashley Lopez, NPR, 6 June 2026
In December, Rozier requested that the case be dismissed, arguing that the government had overstepped by charging him with fraud.
—Tom Winter, NBC news, 28 May 2026
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“Overstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overstep. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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