overruling
- present participle of overrule.
Example Sentences
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Never mind that he and FDA Commissioner Marty Makary criticized their predecessors for overruling staff.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026
In reality, the chair’s power lies in agenda-setting, coalition-building, and communication, not in overruling the committee.
From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026
Thune told Politico that overruling “would not be a good option” in completing the bill.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2025
By overruling a board of experts and cutting the toll by 60 percent, she has also reduced the promised traffic decline to just 13 percent.
From Slate ● Nov. 22, 2024
“There must have been an overruling in Moscow,” Bundy said.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
