Deposed
[dɪ'pəʊzd]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Depose
Checker: Sandra
Examples
- The servant deposed that she heard him enter the front room on the second floor, generally used as his sitting-room. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- She had risen, and stood before him in a kind of clouded majesty, like some deposed princess moving tranquilly to exile. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- He had deposed and murdered his father Chosroes II, and he was attempting to reorganize the Persian military forces. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I informed her that my reason was tottering on its throne, and only she, Miss Mills, could prevent its being deposed. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Firkin had been deposed long before her mistress's departure from the country. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- In 628 Chosroes II was deposed and murdered by his son. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- She was immediately deposed, however, by Herbert, who silently led me into the parlor and shut the door. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- If I had done it as alleged, should I have left that unguarded place which that false and wicked witness against me so infamously deposed to? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
Checker: Sandra