banishment

Example Sentences

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Let’s say you were ordered deported and you now faced banishment from your country.

From Slate • Feb. 17, 2026

Part hobo, part insult comic, part performance artist, Diogenes flaunted his disregard for convention in ways that scandalized the bourgeoisie of Athens and, later, Corinth, after his banishment from Sinope became permanent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

Despite its extended running time, the episode ended without a murder or a banishment, leaving us with a huge number of questions.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2025

He eventually brokered a settlement, allowing Rose to voluntarily accept banishment for life in return for no further punishment.

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2025

It was clear Specimen considered Jeremy's banishment from the contest fair punishment for getting the class in trouble to begin with.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville