relegated

Example Sentences

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Communications professionals, previously relegated to the periphery, are now front and center in the C-suite, partly emboldened by CEOs’ fears that even the smallest misstep can swiftly balloon into a corporate disaster.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The Hammers were relegated from the Premier League at the end of the 2025-26 season after finishing 18th.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Long before RZA and the GZA became musical legends – when their friends called them Robert Diggs and Gary Grice – martial arts cinema was relegated to cinematic margins.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

The Hammers have been relegated to the Championship for the first time since 2012.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Many of the newer immigrants from eastern European countries like Poland and Lithuania were relegated to the ramshackle houses just west of the Union Stock Yard in the neighborhood aptly called Back of the Yards.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield