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How to use demote in a sentence

10 example sentences · verb

Demote means to lower the rank or status of. Example: “James was demoted from branch manager to assistant manager due to his poor discipline.”

Examples of demote by meaning

verbTo lower the rank or status of.

  • James was demoted from branch manager to assistant manager due to his poor discipline.
  • In 1036, shortly after arriving at Yi-ling, Ou-yang Hsiu sent a lengthy letter to his friend, Yin Shu, who had been demoted at the same time as Ou-yang Hsiu and sent to Ying-chou (modern Chung-hsiang, Hupeh).1984, Ronald C. Egan, The Literary Works of Ou-yang Hsiu (1007-72), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 93

More sentences with demote

  • What did the Chisters say when Ceres was demoted from planetdom back in the 19th century?2006 August 26, Wendel Fendel, “Re: Pluto's a dwarf”, in talk.origins (Usenet). From the entry planetdom
  • Back in the 19-th century the asteroid Ceres was demoted from planetdom.2006 August 29, Manny Feld, “Re: solar system”, in talk.origins (Usenet). From the entry planetdom
  • Consider the overwhelmingly negative reaction of many members of the public when Pluto was demoted to dwarf planetary status.2021, Gale M. Sinatra, Barbara K. Hofer, Science Denial: Why It Happens and What to Do About It, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press…. From the entry dwarf planetary
  • At that point, you have to elevate the account's rights, activate the feature, and then demote the account again.2014, Guy W. Lecky-Thompson, Inside SharePoint 2007 Administration, page 55. From the entry elevate
  • This one was once rated a Fourteener, but new surveys demoted it so that it is now the highest Thirteener.1992, Mike Garratt, Bob Martin, “Grizzly Peak (13,988 feet), Garfield Peak (13,780 feet)”, in Colorado’s High Thirteeners (A Climbing &…. From the entry thirteener
  • Learning to “see” around these strategies and unhabituate the reader's eye is more about selectively recentering demoted experiences than transparently reproducing foregrounded historiographical “rescue attempts.”2018, Stephen R. Davis, The ANC's War against Apartheid. From the entry unhabituate
  • Fernando Rodney, the goat in Sunday's 10th inning loss to Tampa Bay, threw three nearly perfect innings in relief on Tuesday after being demoted from the closer role.2008 August 6, “Tigers already miss Jones”, in Royal Oak Daily Tribune, Michigan. From the entry goat
  • Parsi was again declared to be the official language and all other languages, including Azari that does not even belong to the Iranian language group, were demoted to local dialects.1985, Ethnography of Language Change, page 184. From the entry Parsi

Meaning of demote

  1. verb To lower the rank or status of.
  2. verb To relegate.

Full definition of demote

Questions about demote in a sentence

How do you use demote in a sentence?
Demote is used as a verb. For example: “James was demoted from branch manager to assistant manager due to his poor discipline.”
What is a short sentence with demote?
“Back in the 19-th century the asteroid Ceres was demoted from planetdom.”
What does demote mean?
Demote means to lower the rank or status of.

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