override
verb (used with object)
to prevail or have dominance over; have final authority or say over; overrule.
had overridden
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past perfectof override.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Mr Kerr said it suggested Mr Yousaf was "prepared to bend the rules" if he had overridden official advice.
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2024
Council’s criminal code reform law, enacted after the council had overridden Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s veto.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 17, 2023
In her dissent, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg reminded lawmakers that on earlier occasions they had overridden what she called “a cramped interpretation of Title VII.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 2, 2022
I got the sense that, if he could, he’d much rather just dance and be a clown for the camera, but money and foolish pride had overridden his better judgment.
From The Verge ● Aug. 27, 2018
Hermione had overridden Ron’s objections by pointing out that it was the last place anyone in their right minds would go, so they were guaranteed some privacy.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
