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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Wilson, a first-time candidate, unseated incumbent Mayor Bruce Harrell in part because voters were unhappy with the status quo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
Nathan Johnson also unseated state Sen. Don Huffines, a Dallas Republican that cycle; Johnson is now running for attorney general, and Huffines for comptroller.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 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
It was zigzagging through the air, and every now and then making violent swishing movements that almost unseated him.
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
