Examples of overstep in a Sentence
the principal overstepped her authority in ordering everyone to remain in the unheated school
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When asked about the decision, Leavitt suggested Sessions had overstepped.
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Nik Popli, Time, 9 May 2025
Just a day later, a three-judge appellate court panel ruled that the judge had overstepped, finding that the dispute over Voice of America should be mediated through labor and employment administrative processes before they are taken to the courts.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 7 May 2025
Sauer argued that Hollander overstepped her authority when determining that DOGE members didn't need the records.
—ArsTechnica, 5 May 2025
Paul argued that the White House is overstepping its bounds with its emergency declaration to impose the tariffs and has maintained that Congress should have that power.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 30 Apr. 2025
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Nik Popli, Time, 9 May 2025
Just a day later, a three-judge appellate court panel ruled that the judge had overstepped, finding that the dispute over Voice of America should be mediated through labor and employment administrative processes before they are taken to the courts.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 7 May 2025
Sauer argued that Hollander overstepped her authority when determining that DOGE members didn't need the records.
—ArsTechnica, 5 May 2025
Paul argued that the White House is overstepping its bounds with its emergency declaration to impose the tariffs and has maintained that Congress should have that power.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 30 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for overstep
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“Overstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overstep. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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