overstep
Example Sentences
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I want to teach my young relative good money habits without overstepping the parents’ authority.
From MarketWatch
While some news coverage of ICE enforcement is overblown, she said, federal agents at times are “overstepping their boundaries.”
“I shouldn’t have...Things have been super weird on my end, and I haven’t been getting a ton of sleep, so, like, I way overstepped.”
From Literature
On 22, Smith was caught at cover, only for replays to show Green overstepped.
From BBC
Talk to some folks in your family whom you trust to make sure you’re not overstepping any unspoken boundaries that underlie family relationships.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
