pariahs

Example Sentences

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Those who had left the Tour were subject to hefty fines, a lengthy suspension and being generally viewed as pariahs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

"Eventually, whole social classes, including many Roma people, could become pariahs in this country with nowhere to go," Kadet warned.

From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025

“We obviously want to collaborate, but we’re seen as the pariahs right now, we’re seen as the bogeymen,” Song said.

From Salon • Dec. 12, 2024

If they aren’t, will they be social pariahs?

From Seattle Times • Jun. 5, 2024

John Early, a veteran of the Spanish-American War, arrived at Carville in 1918, when patients were treated as prisoners and pariahs rather than people who needed medical care.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly