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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This dip will dethrone buffalo chicken dip.
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Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2025
Then after coming out of retirement in early 2024, Liu dethroned three-time defending champion Kaori Sakamoto of Japan at the World Figure Skating Championships this past March.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Dec. 2025
Nissan may have intense reliability testing procedures, but the brand has a long way to go in terms of addressing mechanical issues before dethroning brands like Subaru, Toyota, and Lexus.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
While Taylor Swift took home the crown for America's most listened to artist, she was dethroned globally by the upcoming 2026 Super Bowl halftime performer, Bad Bunny.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Dec. 2025
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Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2025
Then after coming out of retirement in early 2024, Liu dethroned three-time defending champion Kaori Sakamoto of Japan at the World Figure Skating Championships this past March.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Dec. 2025
Nissan may have intense reliability testing procedures, but the brand has a long way to go in terms of addressing mechanical issues before dethroning brands like Subaru, Toyota, and Lexus.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
While Taylor Swift took home the crown for America's most listened to artist, she was dethroned globally by the upcoming 2026 Super Bowl halftime performer, Bad Bunny.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Dec. 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 8 Dec. 2025.
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