How to Use dethrone in a Sentence

dethrone

verb

• Nobody could just come out of nowhere and dethrone a chess king, right?
  — Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired, 12 Mar. 2021
• Elon Musk was dethroned as the richest man in the world last week.
  — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
• There are plenty of teams with their eyes on dethroning them.
  — Dan Labbe, cleveland.com, 5 Sep. 2019
• See who dethroned the queen of Christmas!
  — Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
• That's not to say that black is poised to dethrone the white wedding dress anytime soon.
  — Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 17 May 2022
• Does that motivate you to dethrone him?
  — Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 17 Nov. 2025
• Whether any of the new players will dethrone Nielsen is unclear.
  — Emily Steel, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2016
• And the baby will always be the last and so never ‘dethroned’ in the same way.
  — Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
• But will that be enough to dethrone what looks like an Eagles team built to win for years to come.
  — Clarence E. Hill Jr., star-telegram, 25 Jan. 2018
• Imai wants to help dethrone the Dodgers and could be a major asset to any team.
  — Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
• No team will ever dethrone the Cowboys — but that’s not the point.
  — Dallas News, 15 June 2022
• Once again, a lawmaker this year wants to dethrone the bird known for its lilting sounds.
  — Jeffrey Schweers, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025
• And the status quo will fight to keep their power up until the very last one has been dethroned.
  — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 22 Aug. 2017
• But the one that topped the list and dethroned an 11-year champion?
  — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
• This thin patty isn’t about to dethrone its heartier rivals — but that seems to be the goal.
  — Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2020
• Meet the five biggest threats to dethrone the Thunder.
  — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
• The king of fast food has officially been dethroned.
  — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 16 June 2026
• Stablecoins are not about to dethrone the dollar overnight.
  — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
• Will Serra be dethroned, in both its league and the Bay Area?
  — Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2024
• The bucket hat has dethroned the fedora as the chapeau du jour.
  — Max Berlinger, The Seattle Times, 16 Aug. 2018
• At the same time, the dollar would be dethroned as the world’s reserve currency.
  — Brian Evans, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025
• In fact, over-the-top platforms are on track to dethrone television in the country.
  — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz India, 20 Jan. 2020
• In the end, both reigning champions were dethroned.
  — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2026
• Ferrari, who has won the fabled twenty-four-hour race four times in the past five years, must and will be dethroned.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2019
• Sweden’s rise dethroned Iceland, which held the title for the past two years.
  — Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
• Since Jacob, Noah took the top spot for just four short years before it was dethroned.
  — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 9 July 2020
• Whether Swiderski elects to stay or go, he’s been dethroned as the club’s top earner.
  — Nicky Wolcott, Charlotte Observer, 19 June 2024
• This dip will dethrone buffalo chicken dip.
  — Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2025
• The Rowdies were fourth, but were eight-matches winless, which saw the team dethroned from first place.
  — Charlie Hatch, Cincinnati.com, 16 Oct. 2017
• Someone still has to beat the Panthers in a best-of-seven series to dethrone them.
  — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 1 May 2025