unseated; unseating; unseats
1
: to dislodge from one's seat especially on horseback
2
: to remove from a place or position
especially
: to remove from political office
Examples of unseat in a Sentence
He unseated an incumbent senator.
The horse bucked and unseated its rider.
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Ken Paxton, a stalwart supporter of President Trump, is running in the 2026 GOP primary to unseat incumbent veteran Republican Sen. John Cornyn, who is considered more of an establishment conservative.
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 10 July 2025
But a tilt may not be enough in a midterm election to unseat him—Georgia is not Alabama.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
Davidson County property values have jumped by an average of 45% since 2021 — unseating a record-high increase set just two reappraisal cycles ago.
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Republicans seeking to unseat Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia are leaning heavily into a familiar strategy: attacks over transgender athletes in women’s sports.
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 10 July 2025
But a tilt may not be enough in a midterm election to unseat him—Georgia is not Alabama.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
Davidson County property values have jumped by an average of 45% since 2021 — unseating a record-high increase set just two reappraisal cycles ago.
—Austin Hornbostel, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Republicans seeking to unseat Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia are leaning heavily into a familiar strategy: attacks over transgender athletes in women’s sports.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 10 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for unseat
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“Unseat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unseat. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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unseat
verb
un·seat
ˌən-ˈsēt 
ˈən-
1
: to throw from one's seat especially on horseback
2
: to remove from a place or position
especially
: to remove from political office
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