- present tense form of demote (3rd person singular).
demotes
Example Sentences
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He used to work at Penallta Colliery, near Hengoed, Caerphilly county, and inevitably, his new role is seasonal, so he builds dovecotes the rest of the year.
From BBC • Dec. 24, 2023
Beckoning to be explored, Tinos is dotted with villages, hidden inland to protect them from pirates during a bygone age, and an unusual network of 18th-century dovecotes perched on hillsides and above ravines.
From New York Times • Jun. 12, 2019
It caused fluttering in very many interested dovecotes.
From Newsweek
In ivied wards around Harvard and M.I.T., one of the nation's strongest dovecotes, the vote was surprisingly close�4,108 to 3,134 for withdrawal; beyond Harvard Square, blue-collar areas were heavily against a pullout.
From Time Magazine Archive
Some brought white bread, some black, some a pigeon or two from the lord's dovecotes, and every one his bottle of wine.
From The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette by Lighthall, W. D. (William Douw)
