uncrown
Example Sentences
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Greedy of spoils, th' Italians strip the dead Of his rich armor, and uncrown his head.
From The Aeneid English by Virgil
He, more incens'd against your majesty Than all the rest, discharg'd me with these words: 'Tell him from me that he hath done me wrong, And therefore I'll uncrown him ere 't be long.'
From King Henry VI, Part 3 by William Shakespeare
I’ll be hanged if I uncrown such a noble monarch in that pot fashion!”
From Up the Forked River Or, Adventures in South America by Edward Sylvester Ellis
Most of the representative city sheets, irrespective of political leanings, had for years been flaying the fifth ward king, seeking to uncrown him.
From The Lash by Olin L. Lyman
Why did Jonathan visit David in the gloomy wood that day and uncrown himself for him?
From Sermons on Biblical Characters by Clovis G. Chappell
