Examples of overstep in a Sentence
the principal overstepped her authority in ordering everyone to remain in the unheated school
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Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass pushed back against that claim, warning that the deployment of federal agents and troops put communities at risk and overstepped the president's authority.
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Dan Gooding
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Don’t overstep your boundaries.
—Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Trump overstepped the bounds of the law, the court ruled after hearing oral arguments in July.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
The federal appellate court said Williams had overstepped the law to require testing and supplies at one specific jail, at the expense of others in the county.
—Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
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Dan Gooding
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Don’t overstep your boundaries.
—Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Trump overstepped the bounds of the law, the court ruled after hearing oral arguments in July.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
The federal appellate court said Williams had overstepped the law to require testing and supplies at one specific jail, at the expense of others in the county.
—Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 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 10 Sep. 2025.
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