How to Use overstep in a Sentence

overstep

verb

• That’s not my job to overstep and tell him what to do.
  — Nathaniel Percy, Daily News, 27 Feb. 2026
• But first ladies also have to walk a fine line not to overstep their boundaries.
  — Mica Soellner, Washington Examiner, 25 Dec. 2020
• With her latest phone call, Wendy overstepped her bounds and was put in her place.
  — Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 30 Mar. 2020
• And the issue at hand runs deeper than a few rogue docs overstepping their bounds.
  — Jenna Ryu, SELF, 17 Jan. 2025
• There is even a polar-bear jail for furry tourists who overstep their welcome.
  — Angela Owens, WSJ, 23 Nov. 2022
• Here are two tips for helping your child make more friends without overstepping.
  — Aditi Shrikant, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2024
• But the video gained millions of views from parents who thought Yoo overstepped.
  — Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 13 Feb. 2025
• Don’t overstep your boundaries.
  — Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
• Landry and his cadre have overstepped, and are very unlikely to succeed.
  — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 June 2024
• Willis pushed back on the notion Tolbert has overstepped.
  — Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
• Some star founders may even be emboldened to overstep boardroom norms.
  — Rolfe Winkler and Maureen Farrell, WSJ, 28 May 2018
• In other words, argue for your rights, but don’t overstep the bounds of good taste and decorum.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2019
• Families might not want to overstep or may be holding on to hope that things will improve.
  — Jennifer Brookland, Detroit Free Press, 7 Oct. 2022
• Brinkley said Biden will have to be careful about optics and not overstep.
  — Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2021
• The mechanic who changes your oil and mentions that your brake pads are worn is not overstepping.
  — Peter Gunderman, The Conversation, 18 Mar. 2026
• Most people are willing to help when asked, but hesitant to overstep.
  — Dr. Elizabeth Pulgaron, miamiherald, 14 May 2018
• Each seems to have thought that the other was overstepping their position.
  — National Geographic, 3 Dec. 2019
• But the new episodes don’t feel tired, because there is no shortage of ways to overstep social boundaries.
  — New York Times, 6 July 2021
• The best way to avoid having your boundaries overstepped is to be very clear on your priorities.
  — Aytekin Tank, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
• This kind of mania will always at some point exhaust itself and this kind of zeal will always overstep.
  — Andrew Sullivan, Daily Intelligencer, 12 Jan. 2018
• Outside influences will tempt you to overstep your means, expand too quickly or take on too much.
  — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2024
• But plenty of others think that the appellate body had overstepped its remit.
  — The Economist, 28 Nov. 2019
• As such, the AI might give you a flimsy answer and be overstepping its skis.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
• But the group also won't want to overstep at a precarious moment.
  — Julia Horowitz, CNN, 30 June 2019
• AfD firebrand Björn Höcke was last year adjudged to have overstepped that line.
  — Alexander Smith, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2025
• Trustee Al Paveza said that the village needs to be careful not to overstep its boundaries.
  — Kevin Beese, chicagotribune.com, 29 Aug. 2017
• Melissa felt crowded and that her colleague was overstepping her bounds by making so many tweaks and changes to her projects.
  — Janine Schindler, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
• When that raised hackles, the right thing to do was apologize for overstepping — and thereafter bite your tongue.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2023
• There are also worries that some local law enforcement could overstep.
  — Ashley Lopez, NPR, 6 June 2026
• To Quinn, the director overstepped.
  — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026