- present participle of overthrow.
overthrowing
Example Sentences
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Overthrowing the president, however, was never the Wagner Group’s publicly stated goal.
From Washington Times • Aug. 24, 2023
MAY 2022 - Overthrowing a previous ruling, appeals court acquit all 13 defendants, as well as Deutsche Bank and Nomura, over derivative deals with MPS.
From Reuters • Jun. 23, 2022
Overthrowing the app system is hard, and it may not be worth the trouble.
From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2020
Overthrowing the modern golf swing is a big job.
From Golf Digest • Apr. 1, 2020
You were Man, you who ran farther than our eyes can scan, Man absurd, gigantic, eager for impossible Romance, Overthrowing all Hell's legions with one warped and broken lance.
From Young Adventure, a Book of Poems by Benét, Stephen Vincent