dispossessed

Example Sentences

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The Kemalists initially bestowed upon Abdulmejid the largely symbolic title of caliph after they dispossessed his cousin of ruling power in 1922.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

With six minutes of regular time remaining, he dispossessed an opponent, surged forward and coolly fired the ball into the net.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

He has spent a decade organizing among the poor and dispossessed, including with the Kairos Center and the Poor People’s Campaign.

From Salon • Jul. 21, 2025

But he was unique among the Democrats in speaking directly to the disaffected and dispossessed middle class.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2025

They were exiles and sons of exiles, dispossessed and unforgiven... yet formidable fighters still.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin