Examples of overstep in a Sentence
the principal overstepped her authority in ordering everyone to remain in the unheated school
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Portland Mayor Keith Wilson said the ruling shows the federal government overstepped its authority and said local authorities are capable of maintaining peace.
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Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2025
Union attorneys argue the OMB overstepped its legal authority, asserting that federal law does not permit reductions in force during a lapse in appropriations.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Oregon and Portland are seeking a restraining order against the deployment, saying Trump overstepped his legal authority, OPB reported.
—Alina Hartounian, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
The conference was buoyed by the sense that Reform UK had overstepped its mark.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
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Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2025
Union attorneys argue the OMB overstepped its legal authority, asserting that federal law does not permit reductions in force during a lapse in appropriations.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Oregon and Portland are seeking a restraining order against the deployment, saying Trump overstepped his legal authority, OPB reported.
—Alina Hartounian, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
The conference was buoyed by the sense that Reform UK had overstepped its mark.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Overstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overstep. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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