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, initiated by the state of Texas and Fasken Oil, a local company, alleges that the NRC is overstepping its authority by licensing the new facility.
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Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
That move has been praised by some Republicans while heavily criticized by Democrats, arguing that the administration is overstepping its legal authority and that the courts are fulfilling their role as essential checks on executive power.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
In the past few weeks, he’s been chastised by some of Trump’s agency heads for overstepping his bounds as an adviser (Trump sided with the agency heads).
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
As those rulings are appealed, Mr. Trump’s supporters have accused the judges of being biased and overstepping their constitutional authority.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2025
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Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
That move has been praised by some Republicans while heavily criticized by Democrats, arguing that the administration is overstepping its legal authority and that the courts are fulfilling their role as essential checks on executive power.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
In the past few weeks, he’s been chastised by some of Trump’s agency heads for overstepping his bounds as an adviser (Trump sided with the agency heads).
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
As those rulings are appealed, Mr. Trump’s supporters have accused the judges of being biased and overstepping their constitutional authority.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Overstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overstep. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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