banished
Example Sentences
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The midnight curfew imposed on that tour lasted more than four years until it was banished in 2022.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Orpheus tries to rescue his love, but his faith in her is tested on their return to the top — if he turns back to see if she’s there, she’ll be banished to Hadestown forever.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Now she has been banished along with fruit and vegetable sellers to a vacant lot with lower foot traffic, her turnover roughly halving as a result.
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
After Anthony’s dog savaged another man’s hog—hogs being precious in New Netherland—the couple was banished in 1639 to Long Island, where the two started a new life on land the Dutch wished to colonize.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
Enrique is banished to a tiny stone building seven feet behind the house but a world away.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
