overthrown

Example Sentences

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On 7 December, mutinying soldiers claimed to have overthrown the Benin president.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Many students can be heard chanting these slogans in support of Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the late Shah, and the Pahlavi dynasty that was overthrown in 1979.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

Many waved flags with a lion and a sun against horizontal green, white and red stripes, the emblem of the monarchy overthrown in 1979.

From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026

Plastic tables and chairs are overthrown, trash all around, being picked at by seagulls.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman