evict
Example Sentences
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Mine is, Would you rather be evicted or take a bus for four hours to a person’s house you don’t know?
From Literature
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Lewis, 47, said: "People were afraid, panicking… and didn't want to be evicted."
From BBC
Three years before he demonstrated his creation, he had set up a laboratory in a bedroom in Hastings to experiment with mechanical television, but was evicted after electrocuting himself.
From BBC
The first time the chests of chance were wheeled out to settle a banishment vote was back in episode five, when contestants couldn't decide whether to evict Reece or Amanda.
From BBC
They also point to other local regulations that make it challenging to evict tenants who don’t pay their rent.
From Los Angeles Times
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