How to Use override in a Sentence

override

1 of 2 verb
  • These new rules override the old ones.
  • You must enter a code to override the alarm.
  • Don't let anger override common sense.
  • She overrode the default settings on her computer.
  • Congress overrode the President's veto.
  • At lunchtime, hunger overrides my qualms.
    — Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The overriding sense is that change is on the way.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Would this be ethical, or does the need for truth override my plan?
    — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2024
  • This bill is an attempt to override that ruling through a farm bill.
    — Jesse Plunkett, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
  • That’s a strong dogma that can override the screams of a baby.
    — Christian Wiman, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Congress did not have the votes to override the veto.
    — James Laporta, CBS News, 1 May 2026
  • Congress did not have the votes to override the veto.
    — Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
  • If someone isn’t ready to be partnered, that can override love.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 20 Apr. 2023
  • But its overriding message is plus ça change.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
  • Someone lost a kid, that’s the overriding thing.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 11 June 2026
  • Allow your brain to override your emotions.
    — Carol Parker Walsh, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The council failed to override the veto.
    — Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The council did not have the numbers to override his veto.
    — Aki Nace, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Council members did not have enough votes to override his veto.
    — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2024
  • The council would need six-out-of-eight votes to override a mayoral veto.
    — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
  • But offering it to them seemed to override the city’s land-review process yet again.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 2 Jan. 2026
  • The council would need nine votes to override Frey's veto.
    — Aki Nace, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
  • The eight-member council would need six votes to override her vetoes.
    — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 16 June 2026
  • Discretion cannot override the law.
    — Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Discretion cannot override the law.
    — Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Congress failed to override that veto.
    — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Congress only overrode one of them.
    — Melina Khan, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
  • What’s the thread, the overriding message?
    — Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2026
  • Four trustees would have to vote in favor of overriding the veto for the contract to stand.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2023
  • The question is whether our health system can function when fear is allowed to override care.
    — Jesus Ruiz, STAT, 27 Jan. 2026

override

2 of 2 noun
  • On the back of the remote is a switch called manual override.
    — Sam Dunnington, Harper's Magazine, 27 Apr. 2021
  • The House then fell short in its override attempt, meaning the rule will stand.
    — Carl Hulse, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2023
  • By design, a veto override is hard to pull off and requires a two-thirds vote of each house.
    — John Myers, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2021
  • There's an override to keep your system from feeding power back into the grid.
    — Anthony Karcz, Forbes, 13 June 2021
  • Prince did not appear to have enough council support to prevent an override.
    — Carrie Napoleon, chicagotribune.com, 2 Dec. 2021
  • Advocates have been working to line up support for the override.
    — Pamela Wood, baltimoresun.com, 6 Dec. 2021
  • In 2023, a mill levy override was passed to increase teacher pay.
    — Olivia Young, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Democrats called the override an overreaction and a power grab.
    — Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star, 10 May 2021
  • With the override of Cox’s veto, a dozen states have some sort of ban on transgender kids in school sports.
    — Sam Metz and Lindsay Whitehurst, ajc, 26 Mar. 2022
  • Cotham was one of three House Democrats who were absent last week during the override votes on the gun bill.
    — Gary D. Robertson, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Here's a list of all the districts that will have a bond, override, or site sale on November's ballot.
    — Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Would regulators and bankers have an override switch and be able to intervene quickly enough to clean up the mess?
    — Marc Cooper, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Perhaps this is a common thing with e-boards, but the ability to have a manual override would have been nice.
    — Zane Pickett, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Town officials are now pinning their hopes on another override vote.
    — Louisa Moller, CBS News, 1 June 2026
  • Unlike a bond, tax money approved through an override goes to the district, not to repay investors.
    — Renata Cló, The Arizona Republic, 16 Oct. 2022
  • Masterson’s office also did not comment on whether an override attempt will be made.
    — Matthew Kelly updated April 7, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2026
  • To use the sink in manual mode, simply leave the handle pushed in or use the manual override button.
    — Adria Greenhauff, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2023
  • There was, of course, the off chance that this override of his aircraft was due to some freak malfunction in the F-35.
    — Elliot Ackerman, Wired, 26 Jan. 2021
  • The shadow side of this Full Moon is talking just to be heard or letting ego override empathy.
    — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 25 Jan. 2026
  • The override comes just days after the governor’s veto on Tuesday.
    — Nate Hochman, National Review, 25 Mar. 2022
  • The overrides are part of a larger rift between Adams and the council that has played out in news headlines and lawsuits over the past year.
    — Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 5 Dec. 2025
  • The legislation now goes to the Senate, which will hold its own override vote later in the afternoon.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2021
  • Both Isaac School District's bond and override passed by double-digit margins.
    — Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Higley Unified School District again failed to renew its budget override.
    — Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 10 Nov. 2025
  • The district will hold six meetings to seek input from the community on how to spend potential mill levy override revenue.
    — Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The pods' banks of touch switches operate most of the climate-control functions, the cruise control, the ride-height override, the lights, and the wipers.
    — Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 7 May 2023
  • Alabama was one of the few states to still allow judicial override until state law barred it in 2017.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 9 Apr. 2021
  • The House kicked off the day's rush of votes with the athletics bill, and the Senate completed that override soon after.
    — Hannah Schoenbaum, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The Senate, which is expected to vote on the override this week, also needs to approve it by a two-thirds majority.
    — Matthew Daly, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Dec. 2020
  • Last spring, the mayor vetoed the budget adopted by the council, and an override ended up being necessary.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026

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