Example Sentences

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"With all due respect to the Congress, when it reaches my desk, I will veto it," Lula told journalists last week, while acknowledging his veto could be overridden by the largely conservative Congress.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025

There were "strong" powers to protect the freedom to protest, she said, but they could be overridden on the advice of the police.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2025

Career officials objected to letting Musk have private income data of millions, but they were overridden.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2025

But it also contributed to growing tensions between Gascón and his line prosecutors, who were frustrated by the idea their decisions could be overridden by an outsider.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2024

There was the snorting protest of an overridden horse and the anxious stamping of hooves, followed by a thud as of a man leaping from the saddle.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood