overstep

Example Sentences

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But after decades of interacting with others, I trust my instincts not to overstep, to know when to stay in my own lane when the other lane doesn’t seem receptive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

“Local law enforcement must not be complicit through silence or inaction when federal agents overstep legal and ethical boundaries,” Duarte said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

He was a boy who could sometimes be cheeky but "would never overstep boundaries".

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2025

Our three-branch system of government relies on each branch serving as a check on the other branches' power, ensuring that they don't overstep their authority and boundaries.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2025

To do so would be to overstep the bounds, and to display a bourgeois lack of cool.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood