evict

Example Sentences

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The U.S. military made strenuous efforts to distance itself from Israel when it mounted its Desert Storm campaign in 1991 to evict Iraqi forces from Kuwait.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Shvo, in turn, denied the allegations, and has sought to evict Core for allegedly failing to pay rent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

They also point to other local regulations that make it challenging to evict tenants who don’t pay their rent.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

If this were a tenant whom you didn’t know, you would evict them and pull your hair out over how anyone could feel so entitled as to take something for nothing.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 6, 2026

We don’t have the money for legal proceedings to evict them.

From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson