usurper

Example Sentences

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Once Remick’s mentor, she now views him as an usurper.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

Peng's children took over command of the MNDAA, waiting for the opportunity to oust Bai, in their eyes the usurper.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2023

Mehmed regarded himself not as a usurper but as the rightful successor to the Byzantines.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Early writers considered Sponsian a historical usurper, who potentially made a bid for power during civil wars that ended the reign of another emperor, Philip.

From New York Times • Nov. 27, 2022

It went against everything that Viserys had ever told her to think that the people could care so little whether a true king or a usurper reigned over them.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin