How to Use overstep in a Sentence

overstep

verb

• The Supreme Court found that Roosevelt had not overstepped.
  — Laura Parker, National Geographic, 18 Sep. 2017
• With her latest phone call, Wendy overstepped her bounds and was put in her place.
  — Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 30 Mar. 2020
• But first ladies also have to walk a fine line not to overstep their boundaries.
  — Mica Soellner, Washington Examiner, 25 Dec. 2020
• 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
• More from Carolyn Hax From the archive: How to leash in a sister-in-law who oversteps her bounds?
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
• Trustee Al Paveza said that the village needs to be careful not to overstep its boundaries.
  — Kevin Beese, chicagotribune.com, 29 Aug. 2017
• He’s now overstepped the line and therefore needs to be disciplined.
  — Gregory F. Treverton, Fortune, 5 July 2023
• 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
• Brinkley said Biden will have to be careful about optics and not overstep.
  — Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2021
• 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 court went beyond the narrow question it was asked: whether the lower court judge had overstepped his power in blocking the ban.
  — David W. Chen, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2023
• At the core of their arguments, Republicans say, is that the state court overstepped its bounds.
  — Jonathan Lai, Philly.com, 9 Mar. 2018
• There is even a polar-bear jail for furry tourists who overstep their welcome.
  — Angela Owens, WSJ, 23 Nov. 2022
• 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
• For the first time, there is real concern that Trump has overstepped his boundaries, which may create some chaos in the market.
  — Alexandra Stevenson, The Seattle Times, 17 May 2017
• Each seems to have thought that the other was overstepping their position.
  — National Geographic, 3 Dec. 2019
• Anyway, Aesha pulls Ellie aside to say she’s been overstepping as the second stew over the past few days.
  — Emma Soren, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2024
• 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
• Here are two tips for helping your child make more friends without overstepping.
  — Aditi Shrikant, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2024
• Some star founders may even be emboldened to overstep boardroom norms.
  — Rolfe Winkler and Maureen Farrell, WSJ, 28 May 2018
• 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
• The challengers argued that the EPA overstepped and imposed unattainable standards.
  — L'oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024
• Most people are willing to help when asked, but hesitant to overstep.
  — Dr. Elizabeth Pulgaron, miamiherald, 14 May 2018
• Critics contended that the N.C.A.A. had overstepped its bounds with those penalties.
  — Marc Tracy, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2018
• Alliance San Diego wants the court to decide whether the city overstepped its authority in declaring that the measure had passed more than a year after the vote.
  — Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2023
• But the group also won't want to overstep at a precarious moment.
  — Julia Horowitz, CNN, 30 June 2019
• But plenty of others think that the appellate body had overstepped its remit.
  — The Economist, 28 Nov. 2019
• Many in Washington accuse the WTO’s lawyers of overstepping their remit, filling in the gaps where the original rules are silent.
  — The Economist, 23 Sep. 2017
• The judge disagreed, ruling that Schmid failed to provide evidence that the city overstepped in removing the statue.
  — Dominic Fracassa, SFChronicle.com, 13 June 2019
• 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

Last Updated: 14 Dec 2024