overstep

But after decades of interacting with others, I trust my instincts not to overstep, to know when to stay in my own lane when the other lane doesn’t seem receptive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026

Pike testified that it was not his job “to overstep and tell him what to do. He earned that rank.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026

Known to occasionally overstep with her kids by offering hugs or driving a child who missed the bus home, Justine swears she knows as little about the disappearance as everyone else in town.

From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2025

But he stressed: “The court can play only a limited role in resolving the situation. It must be careful not to overstep the limits of what it can and should do.”

From BBC ● May 28, 2024

Relief washes over me that Mom didn’t overstep, but now I feel stupid, because I’ve just given her dirt on me that I didn’t want her to have.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Society loses sight of human reality “when the economy turns against the person or science oversteps the limits of its competence,” he writes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

Hikari channels that quality to good use in “Rental Family” but never oversteps.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025

In the annals of strategic oversteps in America’s post-9/11 forever war, our shoeless airport security lines will go down as a footnote.

From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2025

US District Judge Donald Molloy agreed with TikTok, saying that it "violates the Constitution in more ways than one" and "oversteps state power".

From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2023

“Someone tend the babe before he oversteps himself,” the noble said to the crowd.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

A man could be well turned-out, but if he made too much of his wardrobe or grooming, he overstepped the bounds of good taste.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

"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

In 2021, the California Coastal Commission sought to permanently end off-road driving in the dunes but was later overruled by court rulings that the agency had overstepped its authority.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026

In a 6-3 decision, justices on the highest US court found that the president had overstepped his powers when he introduced sweeping global tariffs last year using the IEEPA.

From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026

Percy looked cautiously at Annabeth, like he was afraid he’d overstepped.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

The mission directors then sued Unilever for overstepping its rights.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

But navigating the ins and outs of stories that intertwine without overstepping has required nimbleness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2026

Talk to some folks in your family whom you trust to make sure you’re not overstepping any unspoken boundaries that underlie family relationships.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 15, 2025

When she paid a solo visit to communities affected by floods in Rio Grande do Sul, critics accused her of overstepping the mark - she was not elected, they said.

From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2024

Disease usually results from inconclusive negotiations for symbiosis, an overstepping of the line by one side or the other, a biologic misinterpretation of borders.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas