overstepped
Example Sentences
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However, she definitely overstepped the mark by indicating that leaving the home to her two adult children is the “decent” thing to do.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 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
This time, Florida Board of Governors chairman Alan Levine has written Ray Rodrigues, chancellor of Florida’s State University System, asking him to investigate whether Mr. Hosseini overstepped his authority in the selection process.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
Moggach added that Linden was now aware that his behaviour "simply was unacceptable and he overstepped certain boundaries."
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
I was just a little kid, and I realized that I had overstepped.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
