OVERRULE in a Sentence

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Example sentences for OVERRULE, such as:

1. The President has overruled the bill.
2. The judge overruled the previous decision.
3. The House of Lords overruled the decision of the Court of Appeal.
4. It imperiously overruled not only the Florida court but also the federal appeals court in Atlanta.

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 Meanings and Examples of OVERRULE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
overrule
 v.  decide against a decision that has already been made
Classic Sentence:
1  I always thought they were very unfit to have the charge of her; but I was overruled, as I always am.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 47
2  Nor will it at all detract from him, dramatically regarded, if either by birth or other circumstances, he have what seems a half wilful overruling morbidness at the bottom of his nature.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 16. The Ship.
Example Sentence:
1  The President has overruled the bill.
2  The House of Lords overruled the decision of the Court of Appeal.
3  It imperiously overruled not only the Florida court but also the federal appeals court in Atlanta.
4  The judge overruled the previous decision.