expunge

Example Sentences

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He disclaims any effort to reverse or expunge the old case.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

In 2020, Newsom signed a bill allowing formerly incarcerated firefighters who were convicted of nonviolent, nonsexual offenses to appeal a court to expunge their criminal records and waive their parole time.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2025

As such, it was their mission to expunge such art from the public memory.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2025

That was no accident; local leaders saw the new interstate system as a golden opportunity to expunge “blight,” which they claimed acted as a barrier to development.

From Slate • Aug. 28, 2024

When the Spanish governor tried to recruit the Hopi to live in missions, their leaders told him not to bother: the epidemic soon would expunge them from the earth.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann