ostracize

Example Sentences

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When the Athenians voted to ostracize him, he became a Persian governor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

“The Traitors” is a social game, so when Funches’ early big swing at another contestant misses terribly, the rest of the players instantly ostracize him.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026

Myanmar’s relations with Japan, historically close, are less strained than with Western nations, which ostracize the military government with political and economic sanctions because of its takeover and poor human rights record.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 12, 2022

Irish Spring soap makes its Super Bowl debut with a spot that posits a world in which Irish people in cable-knit sweaters will ostracize you if you smell bad.

From Slate • Feb. 14, 2022

“We used to ostracize everyone, even each other.”

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller