Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: usurped
IPA transcription: [j,us'ɝpt]
Usage examples
  • The fluctuating state of my mind produced a contention of opposite principles, that by turns usurped dominion over my conduct.
  • Come, come, do not strip the latter of his just rights to bestow them on the Corsican, who, to my mind, has usurped quite enough."
  • Their favorite gathering place last year had been the room occupied by Alison and Joan, and consternation reigned when the news spread that the newcomer had usurped Joan's place.