14 example sentences using overturn.
Overturn used in a sentence
Overturn in a sentence as a noun
]However, the appeals court did not overturn the findings of fact.
In some cases, it's not even clear that people have the power to overturn the algorithmic decision.
I'm curious what would it take to overturn "settled science," or are you saying that is impossible.
And a mention that one study doesn't overturn the entire existing body of research would have been nice.
It's even more difficult to get that person to overturn the decision the algorithm made.
As anyone who has actually read any of the articles about this can tell you, they did not actually overturn squat.
We're talking about a very settled understanding of how the internet works that Netflix is trying to overturn to help its own bottom line.
Overturn in a sentence as a verb
And the union immediately attempted to overturn the dismissal as well.
This turns traditional textbook publishing on its head, because it empowers parents to overturn the textbook choices their school makes from the bottom up.
[1] The Supreme Court naturally feels somewhat offended when lower courts overturn their decisions.
What's the odds that a supreme court filled completely with appointees from the two parties will overturn unconstitutional laws passed by those same two political parties?
He even tried to run for a senate seat last election[1] -- without PAC $ and a focus on passing a constitutional amendment to overturn citizen's united.
We should be throwing the bums out-- from Obama down to the local state congresspeople or local sheriffs and judges who fail to take actions overturning this, or who themselves participate in this.
Because it was based on the right to privacy, and not some definition of when life begins or doesn't begin, or when a person is or isn't a person, it has been very durable at being applied against a number of other laws that would seek to overturn it.
Overturn definitions
the act of upsetting something; "he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed"
an improbable and unexpected victory; "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath"
See also: upset
turn from an upright or normal position; "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over"
cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer"
See also: upset
rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"
cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class"
cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
See also: revoke annul lift countermand reverse repeal rescind vacate
change radically; "E-mail revolutionized communication in academe"
See also: revolutionize revolutionise