demoted; demoting
1
: to reduce to a lower grade or rank
demote a student
was demoted from major to captain
2
: to relegate to a less important position
a pitcher demoted to the bullpen
Examples of demote in a Sentence
Teachers can choose to demote a student to a lower grade.
The army major was demoted to captain.
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Don't miss these Bayside police hired a sheriff's lieutenant who was demoted and suspended.
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Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 16 Oct. 2024
Knack was having a solid rookie season but had been demoted back to triple-A.
Once others started going down because of injuries, however, both right-handed pitchers reentered the equation.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
However, Bell's actions resulted in a penalty, demoting him to 22nd place, due to a breach of safety regulations.
—Alex Harrington, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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—Emma Woollacott, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
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Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 16 Oct. 2024
Knack was having a solid rookie season but had been demoted back to triple-A.
Once others started going down because of injuries, however, both right-handed pitchers reentered the equation.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
However, Bell's actions resulted in a penalty, demoting him to 22nd place, due to a breach of safety regulations.
—Alex Harrington, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
By contrast, the search results of competing comparison shopping services appeared as simple generic results, displayed in the form of blue links, and were prone to being demoted by adjustment algorithms in Google’s general results pages.
—Emma Woollacott, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for demote
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“Demote.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/demote. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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