banish

Example Sentences

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promised a sweeping crackdown to banish the "evil of antisemitism from our society".

From Barron's

"Darkness has no power where light arrives, and therefore we implore everyone to be that light in their surroundings. Don't allow evil to come. The best way to banish evil is to shine a light."

From BBC

The singer said she suspects she’ll be battling that toxic perfectionism for the rest of her life, but she’s gotten better at banishing it to the backseat.

From Los Angeles Times

In case you’ve forgotten where “Stranger Things” left us, Vecna revealed that Eleven accidentally created him by banishing him to the Upside Down.

From Salon

Still, there are promising pro-growth policies that the folks eating my turkey should acknowledge—before they banish me from the table.

From Barron's