overstepped

Example Sentences

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"The Court has concluded that the Board overstepped its statutory bounds by unilaterally renaming the Kennedy Center after President Trump," Judge Christopher Cooper ruled.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

There were some in SNP circles who thought the police had seriously overstepped and would eventually face a reckoning.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Still, Hoppock said, CBP had overstepped in its aggressive handling of the matter, which he called “really something.”

From Salon • May 14, 2026

Roan has shown that she’s not afraid to speak out when she does feel a fan has overstepped.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

He was put out that I had overstepped myself in denying that I would profit from biochemistry.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson