Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

How cynical was it, Mr. Bazoum remarked, that the soldiers responsible for securing Burkina Faso had overthrown the government in the name of restoring security.

From New York Times • Aug. 18, 2023

The Romans believed they had overthrown Etruscan kings in the sixth century BCE to establish their republic.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Demonstrators already targeted the French embassy in early October, the day after Burkina Faso's military leader Ibrahim Traore announced he had overthrown the government in the country's second coup this year.

From Reuters • Nov. 21, 2022

He told me that he had overthrown General Ffangg and reconquered Lyttyrboks with lightning speed—only to have been betrayed.

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth