- present participle of overthrow.
overthrowing
Example Sentences
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I watched a movie called “The International,” which focused on an Interpol investigation of a bank that primarily served groups intent on overthrowing existing governments.
From MarketWatch ● May 8, 2026
“Just not overthrowing the ball, not throwing as hard as I can but hitting the spots and having a feel for my off-speed pitches,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2026
Ruhollah Khomeini, the ayatollah who founded the Islamic Republic after the revolution overthrowing the shah in 1979, regarded passing power to a child as un-Islamic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026
Quarterback Nico Iamaleava needs to stop overthrowing receivers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2025
“The alliance is to be sealed by a marriage, it says. In return for Dome’s help overthrowing die Usurper, my brother Viserys is to take Prince Doran’s daughter Arianne for his queen.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
