How to Use overriding in a Sentence

overriding

adjective

• The weather is the overriding factor in deciding whether to cancel the picnic.
• We have one overriding concern.
• And they’re drowned out by the overriding agenda of the network.
  — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 9 June 2021
• How good things are, how bad things are, that's kind of the overriding message.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 30 Sep. 2021
• The overriding issue of the email is how to overcome setbacks at the hands of the teachers union.
  — Howard Blume, latimes.com, 2 July 2019
• The first and overriding duty of the justices is to apply the law as written.
  — The Editors, National Review, 9 Feb. 2024
• So there were all these emotions, but the overriding factors were the injuries to Klay and Kevin.
  — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 13 June 2022
• The overriding goal is to reduce the sale of single-use plastics.
  — Washington Post, 8 June 2021
• Their overriding message: A need to change the nation's gun laws.
  — Manuel Bojorquez, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2018
• The sidewalks have no out-of-place bricks, and there is an overriding sense of precision.
  — Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com, 12 June 2021
• There’s no great moral or overriding theme to this story.
  — Dave Hyde, Sun-Sentinel.com, 21 Dec. 2017
• For most, the overriding issue in their choice is Brexit.
  — Washington Post, 22 June 2019
• Winning is the overriding goal for the Ravens (5-1) against the lone remaining unbeaten team in the NFL.
  — David Ginsburg, Star Tribune, 28 Oct. 2020
• But, the overriding theme of the movie is about the rich and poor classes and the relationship that exists between them.
  — Lia Beck, refinery29.com, 10 Feb. 2020
• There is more awareness of climate change as the overriding issue of our time.
  — Russell Gold, WSJ, 6 Feb. 2020
• And while the obvious void for Felton and the Vikings is size, Felton said that is not the overriding factor.
  — Elton Alexander, cleveland.com, 15 May 2017
• But the overriding cost of the program lies in the many officers needed to operate the drones.
  — New York Times, 23 Nov. 2020
• The overriding goal of most NBA offenses has been to hunt open 3-point shots, almost at any cost.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Apr. 2021
• The overriding law is that the landlord has a duty to keep the unit in a fit and habitable condition.
  — Rachel Dissell, cleveland.com, 21 July 2019
• Indeed, that was the overriding mode at Dodgers camp Thursday.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2022
• The overriding goal is to keep children in class when possible, Wise said.
  — Bruce Schreiner, ajc, 10 Sep. 2021
• There’s not an overriding sense of urgency to this thing.
  — Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 17 Mar. 2021
• For Asil and his friends, that was the dream — but it was shadowed by an overriding fear: that they would be conscripted into the ranks of the Taliban.
  — Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2021
• But maybe the overriding problem with the debate, on both sides, is the assumption that strength is its own reward?
  — Jonah Goldberg, National Review, 17 Jan. 2018
• For Boeing there is an overriding need to learn from mistakes.
  — John Strickland, Forbes, 24 May 2021
• For now, the overriding goal for James is to simply make it to the regular-season opener.
  — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2021
• One constant has been the overriding sense of value: the portion size is as generous as always, and the price ($12) has climbed just $2 over the past decade.
  — Sharyn Jackson, Star Tribune, 23 Oct. 2020
• He’s done a fantastic job running the EPA, which is very overriding.
  — Emily Atkin, The New Republic, 15 June 2018
• And perhaps that’s the overriding theme of this White Sox season: A gnawing sense that something has to change, preferably soon.
  — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2022
• But his overriding instinct is to find ways to be visible.
  — Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 16 Sep 2024