overreach

Example Sentences

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This sober reflection on imperial overreach had several U.S. productions in the era of the First and Second Gulf Wars.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

That agreement resolved a union grievance addressing what the union regarded as administrative overreach and inattention to employees mired in lengthy investigations and disciplinary proceedings.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Buying a house, in particular, is an overreach.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

This distinction mattered enormously to the founders, who were deeply suspicious of standing armies and associated them with tyranny and imperial overreach.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

And he was also biding his time, waiting for Archie to overreach himself, to make a mistake.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier