dislodge
verb
dis·lodge
(ˌ)dis-ˈläj 
dislodged; dislodging; dislodges
1
: to drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage
2
: to force out of a secure or settled position
dislodged the rock with a shovel
: to leave a place previously occupied
Examples of dislodge in a Sentence
The earthquake dislodged several boulders from the cliff.
He kicked at the stone to dislodge it.
The army has dislodged enemy forces from their stronghold.
Recent Examples on the Web
Her books are full of people who have been dislodged from one place and set down in another.
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James Marcus, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2024
Neither will the kind of broad sanctions that outside actors have relied on for a quarter century to try to dislodge a succession of abusive Venezuelan governments.
—Christopher Sabatini, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2024
To dislodge Tom Clark, a center-right justice, Johnson appointed the justice’s son, Ramsey, to lead the Justice Department in 1967, knowing that the senior Clark would resign rather than risk a conflict of interest that could impede his son’s advancement.
—Michael Bobelian, TIME, 7 Oct. 2024
The ludicrously high tally for minutes is by virtue of the fact there is no one who can adequately replace him and the task of finding a deputy all the harder because the possibility of dislodging the Spaniard from the lineup is so remote.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
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James Marcus, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2024
Neither will the kind of broad sanctions that outside actors have relied on for a quarter century to try to dislodge a succession of abusive Venezuelan governments.
—Christopher Sabatini, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2024
To dislodge Tom Clark, a center-right justice, Johnson appointed the justice’s son, Ramsey, to lead the Justice Department in 1967, knowing that the senior Clark would resign rather than risk a conflict of interest that could impede his son’s advancement.
—Michael Bobelian, TIME, 7 Oct. 2024
The ludicrously high tally for minutes is by virtue of the fact there is no one who can adequately replace him and the task of finding a deputy all the harder because the possibility of dislodging the Spaniard from the lineup is so remote.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
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“Dislodge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dislodge. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.
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dislodge
verb
dis·lodge
(ˈ)dis-ˈläj
: to force out of a place especially of rest, hiding, or defense
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