overthrown

Example Sentences

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The regime that had ruled Iran since the Shah was overthrown in 1979 was on the way out.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 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

Some 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

From Cleopatra’s point of view, Ptolemy XII had been betrayed by his subjects, who sent him into exile and tried to have him overthrown.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby