Example sentences for: overturned

How can you use “overturned” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Also, Time interviews Charles Keating, whose S&L conviction (in Judge Lance Ito's court) was just overturned by a federal appeals court.

  • The statute was used to convict Sun-Diamond Growers for its largesse towards former Secretary of Agriculture Mike Espy, a conviction that was then overturned.

  • According to documents obtained by the Competitive Enterprise Institute in its lawsuit to have the current policy overturned, the statements that the bureau has barred include the following: "Several medical authorities say that a glass or two of wine enjoyed daily is not only a pleasant experience but can be beneficial to an adult's health."

  • When the Supreme Court overturned the graduate student's conviction, Clinton joined in the chorus condemning the court's decision.

  • The campaign that overturned American apartheid was a potent form of theater, in which demonstrators embraced the opportunity to be shot, gassed, and thrashed in order to generate outrage against Southern racism.


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