Examples of overstep in a Sentence
the principal overstepped her authority in ordering everyone to remain in the unheated school
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The federal and state governments argue that such environmental harm is not real and that the lower court was overstepping its authority.
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Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
Last year, the justices issued temporary orders to block several of his initiatives, but Friday’s ruling is the first to hold that the president overstepped his legal authority.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Professors and administrators across the country have claimed these efforts overstep and violate their right to academic freedom, but what does that mean?
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 18 Feb. 2026
Though many in policy-making and legislative positions may have found his views repellant, that did not distract from bipartisan concern that the federal enforcement operation may have overstepped constitutional bounds.
—Odette Yousef, NPR, 24 Jan. 2026
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Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
Last year, the justices issued temporary orders to block several of his initiatives, but Friday’s ruling is the first to hold that the president overstepped his legal authority.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Professors and administrators across the country have claimed these efforts overstep and violate their right to academic freedom, but what does that mean?
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 18 Feb. 2026
Though many in policy-making and legislative positions may have found his views repellant, that did not distract from bipartisan concern that the federal enforcement operation may have overstepped constitutional bounds.
—Odette Yousef, NPR, 24 Jan. 2026
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“Overstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overstep. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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