had usurped
- past perfect of usurp.
Example Sentences
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For the past week, the Mariners had usurped the Seahawks’ time-honored primacy in the sporting consciousness when the leaves begin to change colors.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 3, 2021
By the time Mishra had usurped Karjakin’s throne, he had played 70 games of chess in only 78 days.
From New York Times ● Jul. 13, 2021
Videos emerged, too, of them confronting white demonstrators who had usurped the mantra of “black lives matter,” which gave birth to a movement for racial justice and police accountability, in seemingly random acts of defacement.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 1, 2020
Two hours after Harvey put up his picture, he returned to find someone had usurped him.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 22, 2019
Herod was cited in the name of Hyrcanus to appear before the Sanhedrin, whose prerogative he had usurped in executing Hezekiah.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
