override

Example Sentences

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The act of striving for more, like some frenzied truffle hound, is usually an attempt to override fear.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Under a new proposal being evaluated by officials, the City Council could have the power to override decisions not to fire by the disciplinary panels.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Those fears are hypothetical, but he worries that financial pressures could override safety.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Second, the justices extend help to parents seeking to override their children’s wishes but deny it to parents whose choices are completely aligned with their children’s preferences.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

If there are conflicts with your original brain tissue...signals that might create almost an antibody effect...one trying to override the other...that’s why we have backups.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson