overstep

Example Sentences

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Politicians have always overstepped boundaries and bent rules.

From Salon

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.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“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