Example Sentences

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“This is precisely why so many economists resist it: because it dethrones their outdated tools and analyses,” she continued.

From Washington Post • Nov. 4, 2022

It is not every day a huge underdog dethrones a living legend.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2022

Why he might not be a jerk: Look, a coach getting really excited when his athlete wins gold and dethrones the world-record holder is not by itself definitive evidence of jerkdom.

From Slate • Jul. 26, 2021

I think it’s gonna be a long, long time before anyone dethrones Styles for best Elton John impersonation.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2019

Take advantage of the present, but it will be wise to look out for something more permanent than the caprice of public favour, which dethrones its idols almost as quickly as it has crowned them.”

From The Intriguers by Le Queux, William