overturned
Example Sentences
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England manager Tuchel set his team up with a back-five to defend their lead - only to see it being overturned in the closing stages amid wave after wave of Argentina pressure.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
They agreed that being exactly right all of the time wasn’t worth the misery of waiting so long to witness a goal—and then being robbed of that moment of ecstasy when it gets overturned.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
A common belief that baby rattlesnakes are more dangerous than adults has been overturned by a new study from Loma Linda University.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026
It comes two months after, in a separate case, Linehan had his conviction for damaging a transgender activist's mobile phone overturned.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Then he moved up and down the overturned sled with a piece of wet deerskin, spraying and wiping the runners.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
