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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Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2025
The goal is to unseat the Chiefs, who are clearly vulnerable.
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But unseating Healey in Democrat and progressive Massachusetts will be a herculean task.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2025
The goal is to unseat the Chiefs, who are clearly vulnerable.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
But unseating Healey in Democrat and progressive Massachusetts will be a herculean task.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
These results are almost identical to those of the 2021 New England election, as were the results of the race for New England local president, where Slavin once again lost his bid to unseat Andrea Lyman.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 4 Sep. 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 17 Sep. 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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