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Overstep in a sentence

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Overstep | Overstepped | Overstepping | Oversteps

Overstep meaning

  1. To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.
  2. To take a step in which the foot touches ground too far forward.
  3. To move with a gait such that the hind foot touches the ground forward of the point where the front foot touches the ground.

Synonyms of Overstep

pass stand out excel top go past transcend exceed go across go through trespass transgress surpass

Related words

Other words often associated with Overstep or its synonyms:

travel move outmatch offend beat break outdo violate outstrip outperform breach outgo

Using Overstep

  • The main meaning on this page is: To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions. | To take a step in which the foot touches ground too far forward. | To move with a gait such that the hind foot touches the ground forward of the point where the front foot touches the ground.
  • Useful related words include: pass, stand out, excel, top.
  • In the example corpus, overstep often appears in combinations such as: overstep the, to overstep, an overstep.

Context around Overstep

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 11 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 17 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

nannies 1×

Sentence patterns with Overstep

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and therefore overstep the sec 1× as an overstep in bureaucracy 1× boundaries or overstep our bearings 1× course nannies overstep the mark 1× did not overstep their powers 1× do is overstep our boundaries 1× doesn t overstep the mark 1× farmers who overstep the current 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a small thing 1× channel 13 reported 1× gary botting a 1× i think they 1× in an overstep 1× republican led states 1×

Common sentence endings:

a constitutional amendment 1× and got overenthusiastic 1× and journalistic behavior 1× by black communities 1× committee s authority 1× handle rivera says 1×

Words around Overstep

Just before it in the word index:

oversteer 4 overstays 12 overstaying 21 overstayers 3 overstayed 29 overstay 30

Just after it in the word index:

overstepped 37 overstepping 22 oversteps 7 overstimulate 3 overstimulated 6 overstimulating 7

Similar in corpus frequency:

aal 24 aalto 24 aardvark 24 aarogya 24 abalos 24 abbess 24

Corpus analysis for Overstep

  • In this selection, "overstep" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, nannies stand out and add context to how "overstep" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and therefore overstep the sec and as an overstep in bureaucracy. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "overstep" sits close to words such as aal, aalto and aardvark, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with overstep

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

Short example sentences

I think they did overstep the mark and got overenthusiastic. (10 words)

Sometimes, of course, nannies overstep the mark, snooping or ‘borrowing’ possessions. (11 words)

We don't want to overstep the bounds of our authority. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

Channel 13 reported on a July meeting between Englman and the committee’s members, in which the comptroller lashed out at them over their demand that Netanyahu return money to Milikowsky, calling it an overstep of the committee’s authority. (40 words)

A small thing, perhaps, but it illustrates just how alert and brittle a character Manning is, and how carefully Theroux has to tread to ensure he doesn’t overstep the mark with an exceptionally bright and often defensive personality. (39 words)

This power, which allows the federal government to spend the revenue it raises in any way that it pleases, allows it to overstep the constitutional division of powers by creating programs that encroach on areas of provincial jurisdiction. (38 words)

Example sentences (17)

So the last thing we want to do is overstep our boundaries or overstep our bearings for more than we can handle,” Rivera says.

A small thing, perhaps, but it illustrates just how alert and brittle a character Manning is, and how carefully Theroux has to tread to ensure he doesn’t overstep the mark with an exceptionally bright and often defensive personality.

In an overstep of the creative fashion process, Cyrus also adopted culturally appropriative faux locs, a protective hairstyle used by Black communities.

The executives criticized several aspects of the Office of Community Standards (OCS), which they said they saw as an overstep in bureaucracy.

Republican-led states, energy industry companies and business groups say the rules amount to environmental regulation and therefore overstep the SEC’s legal mandate.

The legislature decided this was so big of an overstep of judicial power, that we put forth a resolution for a constitutional amendment.

Channel 13 reported on a July meeting between Englman and the committee’s members, in which the comptroller lashed out at them over their demand that Netanyahu return money to Milikowsky, calling it an overstep of the committee’s authority.

Gary Botting, a Vancouver extradition lawyer who is not representing Meng, said Canada’s Border Services Agency tends to overstep.

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I’m not saying the army did not overstep their powers individually, some have (been) arrested.

I think they did overstep the mark and got overenthusiastic.

That kind of overstep has become a too-frequent occurrence on the City Council, and it’s something I’ll work to reverse.

Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has repeatedly warned the five foreign energy firms currently exploring off Cyprus not to “overstep the mark,” arguing that some of its surrounding waters fall within the country’s own jurisdiction.

When you think about it that way, journalists with a strong social brand are likely to overstep the policies that individual newsrooms have expressed around professional and journalistic behavior.

Since 2010 a ‘yellow card’ system has been in place in Denmark that obliges pig farmers who overstep the current antibiotic norms to reduce usage.

Sometimes, of course, nannies overstep the mark, snooping or ‘borrowing’ possessions.

This power, which allows the federal government to spend the revenue it raises in any way that it pleases, allows it to overstep the constitutional division of powers by creating programs that encroach on areas of provincial jurisdiction.

We don't want to overstep the bounds of our authority.

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Common combinations with overstep

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "overstep" in a sentence?
An example: "So the last thing we want to do is overstep our boundaries or overstep our bearings for more than we can handle,” Rivera says." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "overstep" from authentic English texts.
What does "overstep" mean?
Overstep means: To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.
What are synonyms of "overstep"?
Common synonyms of "overstep" include: pass, stand out, excel, top, go past, transcend, exceed, go across. Plus 4 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "overstep" are there?
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