unseat
verb (used with object)
to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
had unseated
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past perfectof unseat.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In a chaotic last half hour, Carse charged down the Lord's slope like a thoroughbred that had unseated its rider.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2025
Gableman won the race, the first time a challenger had unseated an incumbent in Wisconsin in 40 years.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2023
Abramowitz’s election in particular represented a key victory—she had unseated the previous chair, and came in guns blazing for change.
From Slate ● Dec. 18, 2020
When last we saw Leucothea, she had unseated her jockey and was running toward reporters and photographers stationed in the winner’s circle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2019
By themselves they had unseated the authority of a headmaster.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
