Sentence examples for overthrown as from inspiring English sources

Putin and Yanukovych are similar in their motivations; Putin started this war because he saw Yanukovych being overthrown and realized that he needed to create a massive distraction quick or he would be overthrown as well.

The princes are gambling that they will not be overthrown as long as they continue to support religious schools and charities linked to the extremists.

Explain that each group will be researching dictators of various countries that have been overthrown, as well as the subsequent governments, and compiling their findings into a chart to be shared with members of other groups.

Why can't thermodynamics be overthrown, as Einstein claims, like other theories?

Many suspect that Sunni Arabs, who dominated the government until Saddam Hussein was overthrown as president, are encouraging the insurgency.

Thus, when an emperor was overthrown — as became increasingly common in Byzantium — he was then physically mangled: castrated, blinded, or had his nose sliced off.

Despite the scoreline, the Chiefs' set-piece was failing to function and they were punished for an overthrown lineout as Wasps went the length of the field for Lindsay to score, Alex Lozowski adding the extras.

Dovey's terrifying first novel imagines a military coup in an unnamed country — "the President" is overthrown by "the Commander" — as seen by the deposed leader's portraitist, chef and barber.

If you're on the bag ready to make a play and the ball is overthrown, you'd better run as fast as you can to get it!

His post was largely ceremonial, but he was an ally of the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina.Pakistan's democratically elected government, the first in the country's history to complete a five-year term without being overthrown, set May 11th as the date for an election.

After Saddam was overthrown, Zarqawi installed himself as the leader of the Sunni insurgency in Iraq.