dislodge

Example Sentences

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He dislodged Henry Sildaru from top spot but the Estonian's silver was still his country's first medal of the Milan-Cortina Games.

From Barron's

Inertia is the easiest and most likely choice in any polity, and sometimes not even a crisis is enough to dislodge a dysfunctional status quo.

From The Wall Street Journal

He rubbed the toe of his tennis shoe into the dusty trail, dislodging a stone.

From Literature

"Yes, I would. Sometimes I put an invisible hair across the cover, and if the hair is dislodged I know a spy has been into my notebook."

From Literature

“Maybe the water dislodged it. This is a great chance.”

From Literature