overstep

Example Sentences

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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

"I always wanted to respect that and not overstep any boundaries. Which I think she was in that way, just like her character on TV."

From BBC • Sep. 28, 2024

“The guidelines are just really a huge overstep I think in my opinion,” Bean told WXYZ-TV.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 12, 2024

To do so would be to overstep the bounds, and to display a bourgeois lack of cool.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood