overthrow

Example Sentences

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Those hopes reflected confidence that Iran’s sophisticated civil society would ultimately either overthrow the Islamic Republic or drive its evolution in a more moderate direction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

In the 1953 coup, America's CIA intelligence agency and Britain's MI6 conspired with Iranians to overthrow the democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

The 86-year-old was a key figure in the movement that led to the overthrow of the shah in 1979 and succeeded revolutionary leader Ruhollah Khomeini as supreme leader in 1989.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

While serving time he became a candidate to fill a seat in the very parliament he had tried to overthrow.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

“Now the Danes seek the overthrow of Fortinbras. Some pin their hopes on me, a mere friend of the prince who should have been their king,” he says with some dismay.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein