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Overstepped meaning

simple past and past participle of overstep

Using Overstepped

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of overstep
  • In the example corpus, overstepped often appears in combinations such as: overstepped the, overstepped his, has overstepped.

Context around Overstepped

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 3 middle, 13 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Overstepped

  • In this selection, "overstepped" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 29.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, reportedly, clearly, friend and democracy stand out and add context to how "overstepped" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include arora has overstepped and bercow having overstepped the mark. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "overstepped" sits close to words such as aaf, aalen and abrogated, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with overstepped

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

They have challenged Holyrood legislation before, successfully, on the basis that MSPs overstepped the mark. (15 words)

Conservative groups, including organizations representing hunters and fishing guides, insist the governor overstepped his authority. (15 words)

Start by framing your perspective as an observation, describing several concrete examples of when your friend overstepped their bounds. (19 words)

He said the tennis-fan Speaker had presided not just as an umpire with a ‘Tony Montana scowl’ but as ‘a player in his own right’ – a reference to the Scarface mobster and an allusion to Bercow having overstepped the mark with his needless interferences. (45 words)

That ruling came after Blackstock allegedly overstepped the bounds of his job, since in most cases, an agent is the only person legally empowered to negotiate those kinds of deals, while a manager oversees the day-to-day details of an artist's career. (44 words)

Blackstock reportedly overstepped the bounds of his job as her manager, since in most cases, an agent is the only person legally allowed to negotiate those kinds of deals, while a manager oversees the day-to-day details of an artist's career. (43 words)

Example sentences (20)

Blackstock reportedly overstepped the bounds of his job as her manager, since in most cases, an agent is the only person legally allowed to negotiate those kinds of deals, while a manager oversees the day-to-day details of an artist's career.

Red Wall Tory MP Brendan Clarke-Smith said he did not want to silence opinion but added: 'He's clearly overstepped the mark here.

Shuffles across and lofts one just inside the inner circle for 2. Another swing and a miss but this time Arora has overstepped.

Start by framing your perspective as an observation, describing several concrete examples of when your friend overstepped their bounds.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Congress overstepped the 10th Amendment by requiring state and local officials to perform background checks on prospective gun buyers while a national background database was created.

They have challenged Holyrood legislation before, successfully, on the basis that MSPs overstepped the mark.

While some Members of Parliament worried that he had overstepped his mandate as president, others have cheered him on and are proud of him.

That ruling came after Blackstock allegedly overstepped the bounds of his job, since in most cases, an agent is the only person legally empowered to negotiate those kinds of deals, while a manager oversees the day-to-day details of an artist's career.

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The co-chairs of the BMA junior doctors committee say strikes could have been stopped by “a credible pay offer” from the government, but Atkins says the committee has overstepped.

The Operation Warp Speed that produced the 3 vaccine brands in 7 months, wasn’t given the opportunity to recover from a DC Swamp of a government that overstepped Democracy in 2021.

The SC held that the COA overstepped its audit powers and had effectively usurped the disciplinary powers of the PhilHealth, the Civil Service Commission, or the Office of the Ombudsman or all of those agencies over Biong.

Conservative groups, including organizations representing hunters and fishing guides, insist the governor overstepped his authority.

Kemp and Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr, in a suit filed in state court late Thursday in Atlanta, argue that Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has overstepped her authority and must obey Kemp's executive orders under state law, the reports.

Rosenstein's memo has long been sought by Republicans who believed it would reveal Mueller and his team overstepped their authority during the probe.

The court of popular opinion, at least among regulators and lawmakers, does seem to at least side with the general view of how Big Tech may have overstepped their boundaries.

Within a few hours, the governor was garnering both praise for taking decisive action and complaints from those who said he overstepped.

Attorney General Xavier Becerra and environmentalists argued that the secretary’s authority to waive laws had expired and that the federal government overstepped and must comply with environmental laws.

But like many of the members who spoke in the debate about the judgment that delivered marriage equality for the Cayman Islands last week, she focused her debate on the opinion that the judge overstepped his powers when he changed the law.

He said the tennis-fan Speaker had presided not just as an umpire with a ‘Tony Montana scowl’ but as ‘a player in his own right’ – a reference to the Scarface mobster and an allusion to Bercow having overstepped the mark with his needless interferences.

Mandelblit on Monday asked police to address claims that investigators had overstepped their authority in searching the phones of aides to Netanyahu.

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Common combinations with overstepped

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "overstepped" in a sentence?
An example: "Blackstock reportedly overstepped the bounds of his job as her manager, since in most cases, an agent is the only person legally allowed to negotiate those kinds of deals, while a manager oversees the day-to-day details of an artist's career." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "overstepped" from authentic English texts.
What does "overstepped" mean?
Overstepped means: simple past and past participle of overstep
How many example sentences with "overstepped" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "overstepped", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.