overrules
- present tense form of overrule (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Slaughter, the majority opinion said the “Humphrey’s framework has not withstood the test of time” and the court therefore overrules it.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
The agency overrules Vinay Prasad’s refusal to consider Moderna’s shot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
Shirani's results indicate that the fact that the active catalytic subunit overrules its inhibitory components is what's important, not a structural change in the kinase itself.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 18, 2024
Tuesday's Court of Appeal judgment overrules a previous one earlier this year.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2022
God overrules the evil, and makes it the occasion of good.
From The Doctrines of Predestination, Reprobation, and Election by Wallace, Robert
