Examples of overstep in a Sentence
the principal overstepped her authority in ordering everyone to remain in the unheated school
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California Governor Gavin Newsom has sued Trump, saying the President overstepped his authority by activating troops without the governor’s permission.
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Brian Bennett, Time, 12 June 2025
Many readers agreed that the in-laws were overstepping by trying to horn in on the couple's honeymoon experience.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 11 June 2025
Newsom and state Attorney General Rob Bonta sued the Trump administration, arguing that the president overstepped his authority.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 June 2025
But the president used the sporadic violence, which was quickly quelled, to overstep his legal authority.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 9 June 2025
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Brian Bennett, Time, 12 June 2025
Many readers agreed that the in-laws were overstepping by trying to horn in on the couple's honeymoon experience.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 11 June 2025
Newsom and state Attorney General Rob Bonta sued the Trump administration, arguing that the president overstepped his authority.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 June 2025
But the president used the sporadic violence, which was quickly quelled, to overstep his legal authority.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 9 June 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 19 Jun. 2025.
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