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
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
Politicians have always overstepped boundaries and bent rules.
From Salon ● Jan. 24, 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
