Examples of overstep in a Sentence
the principal overstepped her authority in ordering everyone to remain in the unheated school
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The suit argues that DOGE and the NEH overstepped their authority by cutting off funding that Congress approved.
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
Trump’s lawyers argued that on procedural grounds, the judges overstepped their authority.
—David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
Now, as industry advocates decry the report as overstepping the office's authority, social media posts on Monday described an apparent standoff at the Copyright Office between Capitol Police and men rumored to be with Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
—ArsTechnica, 12 May 2025
Miller suggested the courts are overstepping their constitutional role by intervening in deportation cases.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 9 May 2025
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
Trump’s lawyers argued that on procedural grounds, the judges overstepped their authority.
—David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
Now, as industry advocates decry the report as overstepping the office's authority, social media posts on Monday described an apparent standoff at the Copyright Office between Capitol Police and men rumored to be with Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
—ArsTechnica, 12 May 2025
Miller suggested the courts are overstepping their constitutional role by intervening in deportation cases.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 9 May 2025
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“Overstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overstep. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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