overstep
verb (used with object)
to go beyond; exceed.
were overstepping
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past progressiveof overstep.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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When asked on Wednesday whether Texas National Guard troops were overstepping legal boundaries by taking on border enforcement duties, Mayorkas said he deferred to the U.S.
From Reuters ● May 11, 2023
But the policy changes angered some critics who said the prosecutors were overstepping their authority and drew sharp questions from at least one Fairfax County judge.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 2, 2020
But when the group’s 22 members met for the first time, some of its members wondered if the authorities were overstepping their boundaries, said member Mark Busse.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 4, 2017
He found it difficult, he said, to help white people understand when they were overstepping boundaries in his community.
From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2014
Nay, it were overstepping our commission If we attempted to instruct you in it.
From Mary Stuart by Friedrich Schiller
