usurper

Example Sentences

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After the breakup of their marriage, Burden’s husband flipped from provider to usurper.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

The Houthis say they now want "to pressure the Israeli usurper entity to reopen the crossings to the Gaza Strip and allow the entry of aid, including food and medical supplies".

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2025

Mehmed regarded himself not as a usurper but as the rightful successor to the Byzantines.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

That was the story we told ourselves as Chelsea went from usurper to establishment, the club that initially inspired the idea of cracking down on arriviste wealth suddenly recast as one of its foremost advocates.

From New York Times • Mar. 11, 2022

Half the lords in the realm could not tell taxation from tyranny, and would bolt to the nearest usurper in a heartbeat if it would save them a clipped copper.

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