Examples of overstep in a Sentence
the principal overstepped her authority in ordering everyone to remain in the unheated school
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Melissa felt crowded and that her colleague was overstepping her bounds by making so many tweaks and changes to her projects.
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Janine Schindler, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
President Donald Trump's Jan. 28 order oversteps its authority, the lawsuit states, by intimidating providers through threats of civil and criminal prosecution.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The company challenged the action, saying Nixon overstepped his authority, but it was upheld.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 31 July 2025
Oral arguments are scheduled Thursday for an appeal in a case alleging Trump overstepped his legal authority to impose many of his sweeping tariffs.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 31 July 2025
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Janine Schindler, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
President Donald Trump's Jan. 28 order oversteps its authority, the lawsuit states, by intimidating providers through threats of civil and criminal prosecution.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The company challenged the action, saying Nixon overstepped his authority, but it was upheld.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 31 July 2025
Oral arguments are scheduled Thursday for an appeal in a case alleging Trump overstepped his legal authority to impose many of his sweeping tariffs.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 31 July 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 24 Aug. 2025.
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