Examples of overstep in a Sentence
the principal overstepped her authority in ordering everyone to remain in the unheated school
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This week, the Supreme Court hears arguments on whether the Republican president has overstepped federal law with many of his tariffs.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
But lower courts have ruled Trump overstepped his authority to impose tariffs under the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which was historically used to impose economic sanctions and other penalties on foreign enemies.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Per their account, Barton had seriously overstepped and created a dynamic that was doomed to fail.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2025
Beyond offering help, further conversation with him about his belongings is overstepping.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
But lower courts have ruled Trump overstepped his authority to impose tariffs under the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which was historically used to impose economic sanctions and other penalties on foreign enemies.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Per their account, Barton had seriously overstepped and created a dynamic that was doomed to fail.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2025
Beyond offering help, further conversation with him about his belongings is overstepping.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Overstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overstep. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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