dethronement
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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When we go through these cycles and then also celebrity dethronement — when evidence surfaces that these people aren't the godlike figures that we built up in our heads — that can be very difficult.
From Salon • Apr. 9, 2024
The festival, which has attracted thousands of visitors this week, comes to an end on Friday, known as Scattering Day, which sees the formal dethronement of the King Puck and his release into the wild.
From BBC • Aug. 12, 2022
But as new data emerges about health concerns, and as more Americans rethink their use of fossil fuels, the mighty gas stove might be facing dethronement.
From Washington Post • Feb. 17, 2022
His dethronement comes amid the TV institution’s ongoing search for a permanent host to replace the late Alex Trebek.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 12, 2021
But after all, Oliver is not resting up from his dethronement, for we are presently to discover him in a situation none too heroic, by the canons of genteel fiction.
From The Story of a Life by Ellis, J. Breckenridge (John Breckenridge)
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