override

Example Sentences

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It was soothing and socially safe, but it required people to override their own experience to fit the story.

From The Wall Street Journal

But Mr. Adams overrode Mr. Lander and approved the deal.

From The Wall Street Journal

The two bills he vetoed passed Congress with bipartisan support, meaning lawmakers could muster enough votes to override him in the new year.

From BBC

“This type of obsessive food-related thinking can override hunger cues and lead to patterns of overeating, undereating or emotional eating — especially for people who are overweight,” Tufts said.

From Los Angeles Times

In “Le Morte d’Arthur,” Thomas Malory brings an ancient world to life with the story of what happens when blind emotion overrides thought and vengeance becomes the ruin of the avenger.

From The Wall Street Journal