blackball

Example Sentences

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Southeast Asian foreign ministers held their annual retreat last week without their counterpart from Myanmar, who was blackballed from participating but allowed to attend online as an observer.

From Seattle Times

The defiant gesture only a few years ago led to Colin Kaepernick being blackballed, but on Sunday, it drew no noticeable reaction from the crowd.

From Washington Post

There have been countless Black women who have been unfortunately mistreated, blackballed, looked over.

From Seattle Times

Its owners have plundered cities for new stadiums and effectively blackballed a Super Bowl quarterback for protesting police violence.

From Washington Post

Since then, Kaepernick, 34, has been allegedly blackballed from the NFL, with every team refusing to sign him, even though he is arguably better than half of the quarterbacks in the league.

From Salon