usurping
- present participle of usurp.
Example Sentences
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Instead he adopts St. Augustine’s anthropology and depicts the new seekers of the City of Man usurping the old believers in the City of God.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
Once Will joins the team, a “never meet your heroes” lesson ensues, since Jett feels like he’s usurping her position.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2026
However, they still ended the 2023-24 season as champions, usurping Manchester City on goal difference on the final day.
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2026
Because birth rates around the globe have been on the decline for more than a decade, trends in pet primacy are regularly framed as usurping the rightful role of human children.
From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2025
It would not do to make him feel as if his mother were usurping his place.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
