demoted; demoting
1
: to reduce to a lower grade or rank
demote a student
was demoted from major to captain
2
: to relegate to a less important position
a pitcher demoted to the bullpen
Examples of demote in a Sentence
Teachers can choose to demote a student to a lower grade.
The army major was demoted to captain.
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Sanders demoted offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur to quarterbacks coach and stripped the former NFL head coach of play-calling duties.
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Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
He is simply demoted in sexiness without fanfare.
—Choire Sicha, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Hamilton lost his command this year and was eventually demoted to the minor leagues.
—Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
He was demoted as a working royal back in 2022 by his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 28 Oct. 2025
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Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
He is simply demoted in sexiness without fanfare.
—Choire Sicha, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Hamilton lost his command this year and was eventually demoted to the minor leagues.
—Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
He was demoted as a working royal back in 2022 by his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 28 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for demote
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“Demote.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/demote. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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