overrule

Example Sentences

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Overrule, we pray thee, every obstacle, and remove every difficulty which would prevent us from succeeding in this important undertaking.

From The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph by Field, Henry M. (Henry Martyn)

Overrule your heart I cannot; it would be wrong.

From A Hungarian Nabob by Bain, R. Nisbet (Robert Nisbet)