relegate
Example Sentences
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But even the best film music has often been relegated to “pops” and summertime concerts, with a tacit judgment among symphony orchestras that it should only ever be paired with children and picnic blankets.
From Los Angeles Times
He didn’t like gunfire and so was relegated to a small dog run, open to the elements, where he slept in a barrel filled with straw.
United finished the 2024/25 campaign in 15th spot -- the club's lowest top-flight finish since they were relegated in 1974 -- and missed out on European football for only the second time in 35 years.
From Barron's
They ended last season 15th in the Premier League - United's lowest top-flight finish since they were relegated from Division One in 1974.
From BBC
Annie spent the next six weeks relegated to a wheelchair or a walker.
From Los Angeles Times
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