Examples of overstep in a Sentence
the principal overstepped her authority in ordering everyone to remain in the unheated school
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What To Know The administration said it should not be made to draw money from separate Child Nutrition Programs (CNP) funding to cover the SNAP shortfall due to the government shutdown, and accused the district court of overstepping its powers.
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Among them was an amicus curiae signed by 200 Members of Congress urging the court to uphold the findings of the lower courts—namely, that the president overstepped his executive authority in enacting the tariffs using IEEPA.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
This week, the Supreme Court hears arguments on whether the Republican president has overstepped federal law with many of his tariffs.
—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
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Among them was an amicus curiae signed by 200 Members of Congress urging the court to uphold the findings of the lower courts—namely, that the president overstepped his executive authority in enacting the tariffs using IEEPA.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
This week, the Supreme Court hears arguments on whether the Republican president has overstepped federal law with many of his tariffs.
—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
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“Overstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overstep. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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