overthrown

Example Sentences

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Her parents are openly pro-regime and she worries they might be targeted if the government was to be overthrown.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

“I’m happy because the Ayatollah was overthrown, and for the freedom,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Pahlavi, who has lived in exile since his father was overthrown and replaced by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, urged an outside "humanitarian intervention to prevent more innocent lives" being lost in Iran.

From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026

Early in the game, Darnold had overthrown receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba on what looked like a certain TD.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

They are then overthrown by the Middle, who enlist the Low on their side by pretending to them that they are fighting for liberty and justice.

From "1984" by George Orwell