Examples of “overturn” in a Sentence

verb To flip something over, or to cause a vehicle to roll onto its side or roof.

• Careful, or you'll overturn the canoe when you stand up!
• The boat overturned in the storm.
• The lorry overturned on the icy road.

verb To reverse an official decision, ruling, or law.

• Voters hoped the higher court would overturn the decision about the park.
• The appeals court overturned the earlier verdict.
• Parliament voted to overturn the previous ruling.