overrule

Example Sentences

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A major wild card is whether the Supreme Court will overrule some portion of the tariffs, and how the administration might respond.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026

In his decision, he questioned whether he would have ruled the same way as the arbitrators but confirmed that he had no ability to overrule their binding decision.

From Slate • Sep. 15, 2025

But since that case did not involve a multimember board or commission, it did not overrule the 1935 precedent.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2025

On Sunday evening, Pavlyuchenkova told BBC Sport that Helwerth had acknowledged to her after the match that he should have taken the initiative to overrule and call it out.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2025

The man slowly moved away, peeking backward a couple times, hoping one of us would overrule Ozzie’s rejection.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore