overturn
verb (used with object)
have overturned
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present perfectof overturn.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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Q: How did you feel when you learned that a machine may have overturned this hypothesis?
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
Luis Diaz's offside goal that wasn't for Liverpool in 2023 – a decision VAR should definitely have overturned.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Had the 2025 claims proven correct, they would have overturned that landmark discovery and called into question nearly 30 years of cosmological research.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 13, 2026
The judge’s decision brings to a close a criminal case for excessive force that top federal prosecutor Bill Essayli sought to have overturned despite a conviction by a jury.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2026
The bowl holding the eggs must have overturned into the boiling water.
From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang
