Examples of overstep in a Sentence
the principal overstepped her authority in ordering everyone to remain in the unheated school
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What To Know State officials describe the portal as a mechanism for documenting incidents in which federal officers may be overstepping their authority, including allegations of excessive force, unlawful detentions, improper searches or actions that appear to violate constitutional protections.
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
The Florida Education Association and the United Faculty of Florida filed the administrative challenge last week, contending that state education officials overstepped their legal authority in moving forward with the plan.
—Jim Saunders, Miami Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
The court further ruled that the SGA overstepped its boundaries in attempting to require the chapter to provide a detailed budget plan, despite acknowledging that the chapter would be funded by the national TPUSA organization.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 18 Nov. 2025
Inside, another student said university officials overstepped and exerted too much control over the event.
—Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2025
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
The Florida Education Association and the United Faculty of Florida filed the administrative challenge last week, contending that state education officials overstepped their legal authority in moving forward with the plan.
—Jim Saunders, Miami Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
The court further ruled that the SGA overstepped its boundaries in attempting to require the chapter to provide a detailed budget plan, despite acknowledging that the chapter would be funded by the national TPUSA organization.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 18 Nov. 2025
Inside, another student said university officials overstepped and exerted too much control over the event.
—Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2025
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“Overstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overstep. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.
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