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
When, with 37 minutes remaining of the game, they had overturned their third half-time deficit of the championship thanks to Dan Sheehan's converted score, that potential history still stretched ahead of them.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2025
He had married Peggy Vick in 1976 at a wedding with 200 guests, including a U.S. district judge who had overturned his conviction but was later overruled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2024
Labour won with a 23.7% swing in the rural North Yorkshire seat of Selby and Ainsty, breaking the record for the largest Tory majority it had overturned at a by-election since 1945.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2023
An oyster seller’s cart had overturned in front of the carp stall, and the two men were hollering at each other.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
