Sentence examples for overstepped himself from inspiring English sources

But Savonarola overstepped himself in his denunciations of the pope Rodrigo Borgia and ignored the excommunication that his defiance inevitably invited.

He has been very careful up till now how he has used his powers, but this time he has overstepped himself".

Furthermore, she distrusted John the Fearless who she thought overstepped himself in rank he was cousin to the King whereas Orléans was Charles' brother.

He suggested that Netanyahu, too, recognizes that he might have overstepped in associating himself too closely with Republicans.

"Ford, especially, overstepped his bounds and made himself sound like he would be — well, like he would be what Dick Cheney is today," said Professor Brown, who was an education official in the Clinton administration.

By employing Holocaust imagery to address an insult to somebody who identified himself as a Jew, the mayor overstepped the bounds of acceptable behaviour for an elected official.

It was a confused and contradictory performance by the manager, designed to appease owner Roman Abramovich, who has in the past personally intervened when players have overstepped the mark, but at the same time not alienate himself from the dressing room.

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, whose force used racial profiling during a crackdown on illegal migrants last year according to a judge, said Obama has overstepped his powers by bypassing Congress and bringing in the changes himself.

Roy overstepped his mark.

Roy absolutely overstepped the line.

Or he may have overstepped his bounds.