Horsemen flocked to his banner, calling down curses on Smerdis' usurping gray head.

Indigo was growing there in profusion, and, according to Harris, this leguminous plant passed with reason for the most usurping plant of the country.

Half the western army turns in favor of the usurping forces and Marcus is forced to take over and do the best that he can to follow Thorisin's orders.

Accompanied by Pino Suárez, Gustavo Madero and the cabinet, Madero personally lead an army from the Castle of Chapultepec, where he resided, to the National Palace, the seat of the executive which was being attacked by the usurping generals.

She does not seem to feel her role has been usurped.

Yet the Americans have usurped them from us and all the world!

"I am not going to try to usurp your power!"

Using his ideas, others have usurped some of the ground he once held.

Now the police do the job themselves rather than have their authority usurped.

Kill them, usurp their power, and take over the rest of the country.

Over time, elected officials have usurped much of their role.

He'd walk out if I tried to usurp his authority.

He was not used to having people usurp his command.

Something growing inside you which would eventually usurp your life.

There's no question of usurping states' rights or police powers.

And what will you do if your permission is usurped?

He wants to usurp the land where these fishermen live.

He has never given up the idea of Victoria usurping him for the same position.

At what point does a judge usurp the role of a prosecutor?

But she said others accused her of trying to usurp school rules.

Have my tasks been usurped for so long as that?

She did usurp the most comfortable chair in the room, though.

"Remember you are no longer usurping my place as prince."

"The people told him no last year, and he tries to usurp their will."

There are many who would usurp him if they could gain a popular following.

Many symbols are used to show that the party is usurping the father, the mother and the family itself.

I know three who would usurp given half a chance."

The sick woman was usurping the place of the healthy one.

Was I planning to usurp their teacher sooner or later?