- present participle of override.
overriding
Example Sentences
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"The overriding priority is to rescue as many people as possible while urgently providing life-saving health care to the injured," said Ciro Ugarte, emergencies director for PAHO, the UN health agency's Americas regional branch.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
Whether two people who are each unhappy can make it as a couple becomes the overriding theme of the film.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
It’s great because she’s not overriding another judge’s order.
From Slate ● May 18, 2026
"Our overriding priority is to de-escalate this conflict, open up the Strait and prevent disruption to passengers."
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
In the end it can be said with some degree of certainty that Prohibition failed for two overriding reasons.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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