How to use "coup" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "coup" in popular movie and book plots

  • Burt goes to Silvio to join in a coup d'état against the boss, but Silvio responds by strangling him to death at his home a short time later.  - Silvio Dante
  • Siam is under siege from what appears to be a British-funded coup d'état against King Mongkut, using Burmese soldiers.  - Anna and the King
  • The final episode follows a planned coup d'état.  - The Black Adder
  • The attempted coup fails and Arthur kills Accolon in single combat.  - The Mists of Avalon
  • Jack reveals the deception as a coup to win back the Pearl.  - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
  • In addition, the Ukrainian wheat harvest fails while a Communist coup d'etat occurs in Mexico.  - Red Dawn
  • In the end, she performs a coup de grâce with the safe deposit box.  - Dancer in the Dark
  • The next morning, after rehearsing an Egyptian play, Caligula and his family are attacked in a coup headed by Chaerea.  - Caligula (film)
  • Lady Montdore is a product of the minor ranks of the aristocracy and her marriage to an earl is regarded as a social coup on her part.  - Love in a Cold Climate
  • Palafox opposes this move and is killed, but the warrior caste stages a coup and takes command of Pao.  - The Languages of Pao
  • However some others assert that, in such actions, Tresckow had to act out of principle to continue with his coup plans.  - 20 July plot
  • A beaten Benjamin slumps to his knees, and Tavington prepares to deliver the coup de grâce.  - The Patriot (2000 film)
  • Rashelle launches her coup attempt, but it quickly collapses due to Demerzel's skillful subversion of Wye's forces.  - Prelude to Foundation
  • Kumar visits him and tells him about the failed coup attempt.  - The Year of Living Dangerously (film)
  • They stage a coup and announce a plan to return to their home planet.  - The Rocky Horror Picture Show
  • Vicious, having staged a coup d'état and taken over the Syndicate, sends hitmen after the pair.  - Cowboy Bebop

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