dethroned; dethroning; dethrones
: to remove from a throne or place of power or prominence
dethrone a king
trying to dethrone the champion
dethroner
noun
Examples of dethrone in a Sentence
the nation's last monarch was dethroned in a popular uprising many years ago
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Last year, The Traitors dethroned perennial winner RuPaul’s Drag Race as best reality competition program, while The Daily Show won the Emmy for best talk series.
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Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2025
Guess what? Squid Game has now been dethroned by Sullivan’s Crossing, the Canadian TV show that has three seasons, two of which are on Netflix, which first started airing in 2023.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
There was a lot of talk about the Eagles turning into a dynasty after dethroning Tom Brady and the Patriots.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
As for his bats, the Giants need those to dethrone the rival Dodgers, sooner or later.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 18 June 2025
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Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2025
Guess what? Squid Game has now been dethroned by Sullivan’s Crossing, the Canadian TV show that has three seasons, two of which are on Netflix, which first started airing in 2023.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
There was a lot of talk about the Eagles turning into a dynasty after dethroning Tom Brady and the Patriots.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
As for his bats, the Giants need those to dethrone the rival Dodgers, sooner or later.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 18 June 2025
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 31 Jul. 2025.
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