overrides
Example Sentences
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Virtually everyone with a smartphone has installed an app run by the military’s Home Front Command, which overrides silent mode to blast out early warnings.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026
As this is a contract between two people, it generally overrides a will.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026
"Some people get that with babies as well. Your brain just sort of switches into a different mode and it overrides the tics."
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
For years, scientists have believed that compulsive behaviors happen when people become trapped in a "habit loop" that overrides self-control.
From Science Daily • Feb. 16, 2026
My feet don’t move, but Ethan’s nudge at my elbow overrides a flurry of thoughts to flee.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
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