overthrown

Example Sentences

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Her parents are openly pro-regime and she worries they might be targeted if the government was to be overthrown.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

“I’m happy because the Ayatollah was overthrown, and for the freedom,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Saddam Hussein of Iraq was overthrown in 2003 by a huge US-led invasion force.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

Early in the game, Darnold had overthrown receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba on what looked like a certain TD.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

From Cleopatra’s point of view, Ptolemy XII had been betrayed by his subjects, who sent him into exile and tried to have him overthrown.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby