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Meanings of overturning in English
Change or action with an opposite effect to a previous action.
Usage of overturning in English
1
Parliament passed the law seven months ago, overturning a veto from Karzai.
2
The family have brought a legal challenge aimed at overturning those decisions.
3
Both saw in the uprising of labor a prospective overturning of conditions.
4
Kavanaugh could potentially be the deciding vote on overturning the 1973 decision.
5
Trump signed an executive order overturning the Obama-era policy on Jan. 25.
6
Ms May has said she is confident of overturning that ruling .
7
The Trump administration has since recognised both steps, overturning previous US policy.
8
Ashe leaned forward in amazement, half overturning his glass in his eagerness.
9
But the judges did not immediately give reasons for overturning the conviction.
10
And so far, calls for overturning it have been dominated by Republicans.
11
Kong was particularly perturbed, barging tourists from his path and overturning tables.
12
Struve leaped instantly to his feet, overturning his chair in his haste.
13
So it was no surprise that DeVos is overturning the Obama-era directives.
14
The car hit a cyclist and went into the embankment before overturning.
15
He scrapes his chair getting up, almost overturning it, and apologizes sheepishly.
16
Three things happening like this, overturning all my preconceptions-wouldmake me insane.
About this term
Frequent collocations
Overturning through the time
Overturning across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common
United Kingdom
Less common