unseat

verb un·seat \ ˌən-ˈsēt \

|Updated on: 22 Jul 2018

Examples: unseat in a Sentence

Definition of unseat

unseated; unseating; unseats

transitive verb

1 : to dislodge from one's seat especially on horseback

2 : to remove from a place or position; especially : to remove from political office

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Examples of unseat in a Sentence

He unseated an incumbent senator.
The horse bucked and unseated its rider.

Recent Examples of unseat from the Web

Warren punched back at Trump on twitter shortly after the conclusion of a raucous and wide-ranging more than hour long speech primarily intended to boost Republican Matt Rosendale's hopes of unseating Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont.

— jonathan allen /, NBC News, "Trump challenges 'Pocahontas' Warren to DNA test to prove she's Native American," 6 July 2018
Hof, who won the Republican primary last month for a state Assembly seat by unseating a three-term incumbent, said the people trying to eliminate brothels underestimated Nevada’s libertarian, live-and-let-live identity.

— david montero, latimes.com, "Effort to close brothels in one Nevada county fails to get enough signatures for ballot," 3 July 2018
For the last three years, Ariza was a key role player for the Rockets, who won a league-high 65 regular-season games last season and came close to unseating the Warriors in the postseason.

— jeremy woo, SI.com, "Grades: Suns Maintain Long-Term Flexibility With Locker Room Addition of Trevor Ariza," 1 July 2018
One can argue that the key to unseating a healthy Celtics team as the top contender in the Eastern Conference will lie on the defensive end of the court.

— david murphy, Philly.com, "Thinking out loud about the Sixers and LeBron James | David Murphy," 14 June 2018
Democrat Elaine Luria's primary win gives her a shot at unseating GOP Rep. Scott Taylor in a VA-2 general election battle between two Navy veterans.

— abby gardner, Glamour, "Primary Takeaways: A Big Win for Democratic Women in Virginia and a Sexist Narrative in North Dakota," 13 June 2018
Most of the focus in Maine's primaries was on the gubernatorial race, but three Democrats were vying Tuesday for a shot at unseating Republican Rep. Bruce Poliquin in the 2nd Congressional District.

— CBS News, "Primary results in Virginia, 4 other states -- live updates," 12 June 2018
For Democrats to have a prayer of taking back a congressional chamber or two this fall or unseating the president in 2020, party leaders will have to face an uncomfortable truth.

— ted rall, WSJ, "The Progressives Who Don’t Hate Trump," 2 July 2018
Brian Herr, the Hopkinton selectman who agreed to step up to serve as the state GOP’s longshot candidate to unseat US Senator Edward J. Markey in 2014, took himself off the GOP rolls this week and reregistered as an independent.

— frank phillips, BostonGlobe.com, "A Mass. Republican has left the GOP over Trump’s immigration policies," 21 June 2018

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