overreach
verb (used with object)
to reach or extend over or beyond.
was overreaching
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past progressiveof overreach.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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In its response, Harvard said it did not "take lightly" its obligation to fight antisemitism but said the government was overreaching.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2025
But Verrall said she didn’t believe the government was overreaching because statistics showed the vast majority of smokers wanted to quit anyway, and the new policies would only help them achieve their goal.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2021
AT&T said the government was overreaching in its attempt to halt the merger, which was unveiled more than a year ago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2017
Mike Carroll, an attorney for SHAKA, said he believed Mollway’s opinion was overreaching.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 1, 2015
This office came into prominence when Roman despotism found that it was overreaching itself by grinding down the defenseless curiae below the margin of productiveness.
From The Communes of Lombardy from the VI. to the X. Century An Investigation of the Causes Which Led to the Development Of Municipal Unity Among the Lombard Communes. by William Klapp Williams
