overstep

Example Sentences

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“Local law enforcement must not be complicit through silence or inaction when federal agents overstep legal and ethical boundaries,” Duarte said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

Some point out it’s a small percentage of visitors who overstep.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025

Our three-branch system of government relies on each branch serving as a check on the other branches' power, ensuring that they don't overstep their authority and boundaries.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2025

In the next over, Carse produced a beauty that clattered the off stump, only for a marginal overstep to be detected.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2024

I overstep all of my own boundaries when I'm with you.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper