Sentence examples for a coup on from inspiring English sources

The choice of Dotter of Her Father's Eyes is a coup on two fronts: it strikes a blow for one of the edgiest literary forms of the early 21st century, while anointing a work with the highest literary pedigree.

But before long, Ms. Ward had a coup on her hands.

Alarmed, the Empress Dowager Cixi and conservative officials staged a coup, on Sept. 21, 1898.

He was arrested when leftists took over the government in a coup on March 13 , 1979

"When he failed to control the army, he had a coup on his hands.

In Naples the king regained power in a coup on May 15 and went on to reconquer Sicily.

But while Mr. Chirac seemed to have scored a coup on July 14, he quickly faced new troubles.

Fiji has been in chaos since a coup on May 19 ousted the ethnic-Indian prime minister.

Cabdirashiid Cali Shermaʾarke (Abdirashid Ali Shermarke) on Oct. 15, 1969, provoked a government crisis, of which the military took advantage to stage a coup on October 21.

This was quite a coup on Baucus's part, since you have to work really hard to put together six states that represent only 2.77percentt of the population.

American diplomats have been urging the military government that took control of Pakistan in a coup on Oct. 12 to crack down on the group.