overturn
verb (used with object)
had overturned
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past perfectof overturn.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The appeals court had overturned a lower court ruling that four cruise lines had to pay millions of dollars in compensation for using the confiscated docks in Cuba.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
She had overturned similar preconceptions at secondary school.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2025
Tuesday reporting that a small panga-style boat with an estimated 16 people on board had overturned just north of Torrey Pines State Beach, said Hunter Schnabel, a Coast Guard public affairs officer.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2025
It was also the third-largest deficit England had overturned to win a Test.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2024
Because all the events that had overturned the world had their origin in his mysterious activities.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
