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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The total puts Ellison closer to dethroning Elon Musk as the world's wealthiest individual.
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Jordan Novet, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Walton also dethroned L'Oréal heiress Francoise Bettencourt Meyers of France for the title of richest person in the world last fall.
—Alicia Park, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
In 2018, Maymo the Lemon Beagle dethroned Maru and became the new record holder, thanks to his over 695 million views.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
That those women and men who died to end slavery, to win basic rights, to win the vote, to dethrone monarchs and destroy the ancien régime, to fight Czarism and fascism and Nazism and imperialism and apartheid, were in some way our moral betters.
—Jack Sheehan
september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
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Jordan Novet, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Walton also dethroned L'Oréal heiress Francoise Bettencourt Meyers of France for the title of richest person in the world last fall.
—Alicia Park, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
In 2018, Maymo the Lemon Beagle dethroned Maru and became the new record holder, thanks to his over 695 million views.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
That those women and men who died to end slavery, to win basic rights, to win the vote, to dethrone monarchs and destroy the ancien régime, to fight Czarism and fascism and Nazism and imperialism and apartheid, were in some way our moral betters.
—Jack Sheehan
september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 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 17 Sep. 2025.
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