ostracized
Example Sentences
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And now, all of these years later, you feel ostracized from your remaining family and, more than that, you were left with a few mementoes of those formative years and no inheritance.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
Being ostracized isn’t just losing the camaraderie of co-workers — it’s losing a family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
“Crawfie was ostracized as a result, and ‘doing a Crawfie’ became the shorthand term for any Palace employee who betrayed intimate family details for financial gain.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026
It hosts many animals that previously were injured, ostracized from their social groups or illegally kept as pets — such as Neil.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2025
They were, according to the book, disowned by their families, snubbed by their friends and ostracized from every society.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
