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

Cher wasn’t offended by the banishment; in fact, she clarified her fashion intentions with impeccable logic.

From Salon • May 3, 2025

“We got banned,” said Swagrman, who was told the reason for the banishment was because he would not give his name or ID to the officer.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2025

After forty years of persecution and banishment, the ANC was now a legal organization.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela