overreach
verb (used with object)
to reach or extend over or beyond.
had overreached
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past perfectof overreach.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The high court, determining the prosecutors had overreached, ordered the investigation's documents destroyed.
From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2023
“Now I can take what has happened to my parents and the injustices with it and speak for others,” she said, adding that she felt the government had overreached.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2023
It has said it will apply for a judicial review, where a judge would decide whether the inquiry had overreached its legal powers to demand evidence.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2023
Last week a district court judge tossed out the case against Rogers, saying the attorney general had overreached.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 27, 2022
I waited for him to say the essay was a disaster, the product of an ignorant mind, that it had overreached, drawn too many conclusions from too little material.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
