ostracism

Example Sentences

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Scholars of the Middle East point out that the United States has a long history of doing business with autocrats, including every Saudi king, and that engagement could more effectively shape their behavior than ostracism.

From New York Times

Because her daughter was biracial, Greve faced ostracism and was forced out of her apartment in New York.

From Washington Post

Despite the threat of social ostracism, Wadia plunged into the cause.

From BBC

Some point out that Europe’s oil embargo has yet to take effect, and say the long-term effects of Russia’s economic ostracism over of the war remain a powerful determiner of the country’s fate.

From New York Times

Despite campaign promises to the contrary, his administration had returned to the more traditional U.S. ostracism of Cuba.

From Washington Post