overturns
- present tense form of overturn (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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The appeal court's ruling in Oslo overturns a lower court's decision on Monday ordering the release of the crown princess's 29-year-old son pending next Monday's verdict on 40 criminal charges.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
The decision overturns the seizure of Nexperia by Karremans’ ministry from its Chinese owner, Wingtech Technology, late in September.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025
Published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters, the study overturns the traditional view of the "Boring Billion," a supposedly uneventful period of Earth's history marked by little biological or geological activity.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2025
A bear that overturns your trash can and figures out how to get your leftovers isn't "adapting"; it's just repurposing a behavior that evolved in its natural or ancestral environment.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2025
I thought of my mother’s lifelong warning to us children whenever we entered a boat: if it overturns, grab hold for dear life!
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
