overturning

Example Sentences

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This deal would do the opposite by weakening safeguards and overturning a valuable precedent.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

The memory actually performs better as it becomes smaller, overturning a long-held assumption in electronics.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2026

It was effectively a letter of encouragement to Spurs, and a sign the Spaniard and Villa's priority was firmly on overturning that 1-0 first-leg deficit against Forest in Thursday's home return.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

He also says he’s not overturning Congress when it reauthorized the Voting Rights Act.

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026

The frightened animals bolted through a rail fence, overturning the wagon and kicking themselves loose from the tongue.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt