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Dethrone
Definition:
(v. t.) To remove or drive from a throne; to depose; to divest of supreme authority and dignity.
Example Sentences:
(1) In a democratic Myanmar , the royal family – nearly lost after Thibaw was dethroned in the 19th century – think it might finally be time for a revival.
(2) He was a no-nonsense fighter, the man that almost dethroned one of the greatest fighters in the world, Muhammad Ali.
(3) Two fights with Sonny Liston, where he proclaimed himself 'The Greatest' and proved he was; three epic wars with Joe Frazier; the stunning victory over George Foreman in 1974's 'Rumble in the Jungle'; dethroning Leon Spinks in 1978 to become heavyweight champion for an unprecedented third time.
(4) Barcelona dethroned as Manchester City reach Champions League semis – Football Weekly Extra Read more Krueger said he enjoyed a positive relationship with Koeman, who has impressed since replacing Pochettino, but stressed any new deal needed to be right for both parties.
(5) However, a surge in the popularity of regional newspaper websites owned by rivals has seen Johnston Press dethroned as the online traffic market leader.
(6) As Richard II nears dethronement, he attains a mastery of language that stuns the audience.
(7) Ten years into his papacy, Shenouda had famously fallen out with President Anwar Sadat ; in September 1981 he was summarily dethroned and banished to an ancient desert monastery.
(8) And as the dethroned champions wandered off at the finish they were probably happy to know that after this week's trip to the US to play Chelsea twice, a disappointing season can be left behind.
(9) It was elegance with a serrated edge, as the Spurs recovered from a slapdash start to win 104-87 in a clinical, yet feverish, display that underlined their superiority and dethroned the reigning NBA champions, denying Miami their third title in three years.
(10) There’s another Gypsy world champion.” Billy Joe Saunders outsmarts Andy Lee to win WBO middleweight title Read more He had just dethroned his fellow Traveller Andy Lee over 12 tense rounds, decking him twice in the third, but he was aware, too, that the media have been hunting down every squeak and indiscretion of the first member of their community to win a world heavyweight title, Tyson Fury.
(11) This new data seem to warrant the fiability of the Washio flap, however the latter cannot dethrone the Converse flap, king flap of medio-facial reconstructions.
(12) Ibn Saud had many wives, and dozens of children, and was succeeded by his eldest living son, Saud, who had even more wives, and many children, but who was dethroned and forced into exile by his younger brother Faisal, who reigned from 1964 to 1975.
(13) Facebook Twitter Pinterest In fact, that month it was the most popular YouTube channel of any category, dethroning gamer PewDiePie – 352m views that month – who usually tops the rankings by some distance.
(14) When Margaret Thatcher was dethroned, her more passionate supporters were embittered: but their vengeance took many years to play out.
(15) For most people, what follows is a long process of dethronement, as ‘His Majesty the Child’ confronts the ever more obvious and humbling truth.
(16) Whether or not the dethroned and ageing champion, notoriously a mob stooge, debt collector and ex-con, showed proper enthusiasm for getting up after Ali clipped him on the chin in the first round of their rematch in Lewiston, Maine, in 1965, is doubtful.
(17) Black Lives Matter was challenging the structural racism of the entire political system, including how it served black politicians, and blacklivesmatter.com described Jackson as “clearly dethroned from a place of either honour or leadership or relevance”.
(18) Howard Sykes, the dethroned Lib Dem council leader in Oldham, gave a weary verdict at 5.30am.
(19) The Melissa McCarthy-led comedy The Boss dethroned Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice to take the No 1 spot at the US box office last weekend with an estimated opening of $23.48m (£16.53m).
(20) "Not since Wallis Simpson dethroned a king and moved to Nassau has an American femme fatale so captivated the Bahamian public and dominated local politics than Anna Nicole Smith did during her time on the island," according to a leaked memo titled "Hurricane Anna Nicole wreaks havoc in the Bahamas" .
Disenthrone
Definition:
(v. t.) To dethrone; to depose from sovereign authority.