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Overrode meaning

  1. simple past of override
  2. past participle of override

Using Overrode

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past of override | past participle of override
  • In the example corpus, overrode often appears in combinations such as: overrode the, overrode his, republicans overrode.

Context around Overrode

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 8 start, 7 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Overrode

  • In this selection, "overrode" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, council, lawmakers, leave, cooper, mayor and five stand out and add context to how "overrode" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include after lawmakers overrode a veto and after lawmakers overrode his veto. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "overrode" sits close to words such as abdelaziz, absolutist and accrual, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with overrode

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

The smell of coffee overrode the smell of smoke. (9 words)

She later proposed changes after the council overrode her veto. (10 words)

Yes, California approved, but an unelected county official illegally overrode. (10 words)

Her abuse towards her husband—who was trying to leave—overrode any concern for their children, who witnessed the entire tragedy and thanks to the video, will never be able to fully recover or heal from their mother’s attack. (40 words)

While Quinnen Williams was still a player at Alabama last December, he had a funny moment on press row where he overrode his impulse to say something interesting about his team’s Orange Bowl opponent, then-Oklahoma QB Kyler Murray. (40 words)

Oil prices fell on Friday, but were poised for a weekly gain as renewed optimism on China's demand recovery overrode recession worries brought by growing crude inventories in the U.S. and tightening monetary policy in Europe. (38 words)

Example sentences (20)

Her abuse towards her husband—who was trying to leave—overrode any concern for their children, who witnessed the entire tragedy and thanks to the video, will never be able to fully recover or heal from their mother’s attack.

However, North Carolina Republicans overrode Cooper’s veto after gaining a supermajority in the state House when Rep. Tricia Cotham parties from Democrat to Republican.

In September, Philadelphia City Council overrode Mayor Jim Kenney’s veto and passed a bill that creates several barriers to adding the sites in most of the city.

Legislators overrode five gubernatorial vetoes in a single day, a new high.

Oil prices fell on Friday, but were poised for a weekly gain as renewed optimism on China's demand recovery overrode recession worries brought by growing crude inventories in the U.S. and tightening monetary policy in Europe.

Parliament overrode President Zuzana Čaputová's veto and passed a construction reform bill.

Republicans successfully overrode Kelly's veto of "The Fairness in Women's Sports Act" () Wednesday, meaning that as of July 1, women's student athletic teams can only include members who are biologically female.

She later proposed changes after the council overrode her veto.

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Truman vetoed it, but Congress overrode his veto and the measure became law in June 1947.

Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed the bill, but the GOP majority — along with two Democrats — overrode the veto.

His clarification overrode his previous implication that the police could not prosecute an overseas diplomat if told by the Foreign Office the individual has immunity.

In a letter explaining why he overrode the committee’s decision, Wilson says the Atlas team’s proposal “foremost captured the consideration of the executive evaluation” for several reasons.

On the campaign trail, she frequently talks about a bill she sponsored in the state Legislature to expand access to naloxone, the opioid-overdose reversal medication, which passed after lawmakers overrode a veto from then-Gov.

Though highly accomplished, nevertheless suffered from a tendency towards commenting on itself as a gay issues film, which at times overrode the otherwise compelling realism.

Yes, California approved, but an unelected county official illegally overrode.

The smell of coffee overrode the smell of smoke.

While Quinnen Williams was still a player at Alabama last December, he had a funny moment on press row where he overrode his impulse to say something interesting about his team’s Orange Bowl opponent, then-Oklahoma QB Kyler Murray.

He backed a ballot drive to reinstate capital punishment after lawmakers overrode his veto in 2015.

U.S. District Judge William Walls’ ruling essentially overrode the jury, which couldn’t reach a verdict after several days of deliberations in November.

As director of the budget, Lewis Douglas overrode the views of leading senators in reducing appropriations to $3.5 billion and in transferring much of that money to other agencies in lieu of their own specific appropriations.

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Common combinations with overrode

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "overrode" in a sentence?
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What does "overrode" mean?
Overrode means: simple past of override
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