unseat

Example Sentences

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Does he hope the people rise up and unseat the new leader?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Bennett, a Democrat, is running in a competitive race to unseat Republican Thomas Kean Jr. in New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026

Her father, a former Los Angeles Unified schools superintendent, is among the challengers seeking to unseat Mayor Karen Bass in the June 2 primary.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

Bobi Wine, a 43-year-old pop star turned politician, is Museveni's main challenger, seeking to unseat him for the second time after finishing runner-up in 2021 polls.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

It was a truly Aristotelian way of thinking—yet the void would soon unseat Aristotle once and for all.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife