Sentence examples for overthrew them from inspiring English sources
When he grew up, he overthrew them and set up the first tyrant dynasty.
Today, he short-hopped receivers and overthrew them altogether, finishing with 18 completions in 46 attempts for 186 yards, with two interceptions.
In the great killing of Protestants in 1572, the Paris mob outran its rulers; in 1789, far more radical than the countryside, it overthrew them; it was crushed only by ruthless force in 1848 and 1871.
The UIC was a grouping of local Islamic courts, initially set up by businessmen to establish some form of order in the lawless state, which brought relative peace to the country in 2006, before Ethiopia invaded and overthrew them - frightened by the al-Qaeda linked al-Shabab militia that was gaining power in the courts.
The interim government's track record stands in stark contrast to the record of those who overthrew them.
For her, the point was not to invert conventional beauty norms, but overthrow them.
Tyrannical regimes are less likely to make deals with you if you talk persistently about overthrowing them.
The British weren't shy of fighting wars of choice, but they preferred coöpting local élites to overthrowing them.
The Communists needed to be held in place — and divided when possible; we didn't need to overthrow them.
The Communists needed to be held in place and divided when possible; we didn't need to overthrow them.
In three of the Arab countries east of Egypt Syriaia, Bahrain and Yemen – protesters have challenged their governments over the past year but failed to overthrow them.
