usurps
- present tense form of usurp (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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District Court for the Eastern District of California, argues the law usurps the NLRB’s authority “by attempting to regulate areas explicitly reserved for federal oversight.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2025
A clairvoyant slowly usurps the estate of a distinguished Viennese family by selling them her dreams.
From New York Times ● Apr. 7, 2023
Humbly, she understood that death sometimes usurps small liberties.
From Slate ● May 16, 2020
A man whose dreams can alter reality falls under the sway of a psychiatrist, who usurps this power to conjure his own vision of a perfect world, with unfortunate results.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 23, 2018
In some ways, she thinks he usurps what should be her role.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
