ostracized

Example Sentences

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But pro-Soviet intellectuals ostracized him when he dared to speak honestly about life behind the Iron Curtain.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Her being ostracized in season 2 is a direct result of her bad decisions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

The night ends early, and Craig is ostracized from the group.

From Salon • May 12, 2025

But he was also ostracized by the society that he had been a part of.

From Slate • Jan. 6, 2025

With their heads down disconsolately, the chaplain, Major Major and Major Danby moved toward their jeeps in an ostracized group, each holding himself friendlessly several feet away from the other two.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller