unseated; unseating; unseats
1
: to dislodge from one's seat especially on horseback
2
: to remove from a place or position
especially
: to remove from political office
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Examples of unseat in a Sentence
He unseated an incumbent senator.
The horse bucked and unseated its rider.
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Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 19 Dec. 2024
And while the election was a big win nationwide for Republicans, who will soon control the Senate, the House and the presidency, Democrats unseated three Republican incumbents in California congressional races, helping to reduce the razor-thin GOP majority.
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Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 19 Dec. 2024
And while the election was a big win nationwide for Republicans, who will soon control the Senate, the House and the presidency, Democrats unseated three Republican incumbents in California congressional races, helping to reduce the razor-thin GOP majority.
—Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff unseated Perdue, first elected in 2014.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Even when the next cards arrive, they must be priced aggressively to unseat the B580.
—PCMAG, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Unseat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unseat. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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unseat
verb
un·seat
ˌən-ˈsēt 
ˈən-
1
: to throw from one's seat especially on horseback
2
: to remove from a place or position
especially
: to remove from political office
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