overturn
verb (used with object)
has overturned
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present perfectof overturn (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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A Rio de Janeiro court has overturned a fine of more than $3 million against football star Neymar for allegedly damaging the environment by building an artificial lake at his mansion.
From Barron's ● Mar. 31, 2026
After ten years of gathering and studying data, an international team of physicists that included researchers from Rutgers has overturned a long-standing idea about a mysterious type of particle.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 18, 2025
The Illinois Supreme Court has overturned a conviction against actor Jussie Smollett, who prosecutors accused of staging a racist and homophobic attack against himself in 2019 in Chicago.
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2024
A court has overturned the order because no one could find it.
From New York Times ● Nov. 21, 2024
It does not tear and grind and pound what it has overturned, through hour after hour, till there is nothing left but mud and dust.
From Towards the Goal by Mrs. Humphry Ward
