unseat
verb (used with object)
to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
unseated
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past participleof unseat.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof unseat.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
unseatverb (used with object)to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
Example Sentences
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Many of these winning candidates have unseated entrenched incumbents, as 29-year-old Colorado attorney Melat Kiros did to U.S.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
A recent Ampere survey of of sports fans found that football has narrowly unseated baseball as the number three sport in the US, with 10% of Americans saying it's their favourite.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Former city Comptroller Brad Lander unseated Rep. Dan Goldman in a district that spans lower Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
He was unseated by Jeff Koons' "Rabbit" a year later.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
By themselves they had unseated the authority of a headmaster.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
