dethroned; dethroning; dethrones
: to remove from a throne or place of power or prominence
dethrone a king
trying to dethrone the champion
dethroner
noun
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Examples of dethrone in a Sentence
the nation's last monarch was dethroned in a popular uprising many years ago
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This isn’t to say we’ll never be dethroned as the world’s reserve currency.
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The Enquirer, 12 June 2024
In January, Microsoft dethroned Apple as the world’s most valuable public tech company.
—Tripp Mickle, New York Times, 9 June 2024
Soon after, a statue of the politician John C. Calhoun, a staunch supporter of slavery, was dethroned from its pedestal on Marion Square.
—Latria Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 May 2023
The success of the protest movement that dethroned Suharto meant that for a while the winds of change were with Munir.
—Krithika Varagur, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2022
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The Enquirer, 12 June 2024
In January, Microsoft dethroned Apple as the world’s most valuable public tech company.
—Tripp Mickle, New York Times, 9 June 2024
Soon after, a statue of the politician John C. Calhoun, a staunch supporter of slavery, was dethroned from its pedestal on Marion Square.
—Latria Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 May 2023
The success of the protest movement that dethroned Suharto meant that for a while the winds of change were with Munir.
—Krithika Varagur, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2022
See all Example Sentences for dethrone
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“Dethrone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dethrone. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
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