1. He finds that the throne of the dragon's palace has been usurped by a cuttlefish and the undersea world is left polluted by him.
2. Hammam's critics accuse him of being an autocrat who has usurped the powers of AFC's executive committee and its members.
3. Yue said the popularity of Chinese disco has usurped foreign varieties of dance music.
4. The UN resolutions on Libya were usurped by the Western powers in order that they might militarily intervene in the country.
5. She adds that she normally doesn't share bad omens with visitors, because bad luck can be usurped by positive thinking.
6. But as is the rule, the predators have " usurped " the territory of the prey.
7. Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty ascended the throne amidst rumors that he had usurped his elder brother.
8. Xin was founded by Wang Mang, a powerful minister at the end ofthe Western Han Dynasty who usurped the throne.
9. She usurped actor Bill Cosby, who was the winner for the past two years.
10. To a certain extent, he usurped it from the common people.