ostracize

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

The military’s actions caused many nations to ostracize the ruling generals and impose political and economic sanctions on them.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 22, 2022

I think the minute that you do that, you you ostracize half the community.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2022

“Look, I wasn’t trying to ostracize anybody. It’s just that she — he lied about who he was.”

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

Will's signature swagger, which was once-revered in his old town, now ostracizes him from his peers and loved ones.

From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2022

The film portrays how Japanese society, often working like a claustrophobic village, ostracizes and punishes what it sees as erring individuals.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 24, 2021

Mesa County’s “siloed, non-collaborative behavior ostracizes us from our Western Slope neighbors,” she added.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 6, 2019

A man searches for answers a decade after his close-knit high school clique inexplicably ostracizes him.

From Slate ● Nov. 30, 2014

The public condemns and ostracizes a man, even though he has lived an upright life all his days, when some scalawag, for personal or financial reasons, assails him in a newspaper.

From Watch Yourself Go By by Ben W. Warden

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

He declared himself a conscientious objector during World War II. He was imprisoned, abandoned by his family and returned to Birmingham only to be further ostracized.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 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

Anyone presenting information not approved by the ruler is denounced and belittled, ostracized and denied access.

From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2025

“Bruno was bullied and ostracized, alone and afraid. The city was a large and unforgiving place. Especially for those who seemed different. Especially for those who had no family, no community.”

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

The request, Del Real-Calleros told me, “brought back memories — terrible memories” of suffering the same ostracizing both in the Lynwood schools and within his Mexican immigrant community.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2023

Instead of ostracizing Black, some of the students tried to change his mind.

From Slate ● Jan. 11, 2023

Samsonoff, who initially defended banning the hijab, said he had since softened his stance, acknowledging the policy could end up ostracizing Muslim players.

From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2022

“The real harm to transgender youth lies in the bullying and ostracizing that they face for being branded as ‘different.’”

From Washington Times ● Mar. 9, 2022

But is Mr. Froude serious in invoking the ostracizing of innocent, loyal, and meritorious British subjects on account of their mere colour?

From West Indian Fables by James Anthony Froude Explained by J. J. Thomas by J. J. (John Jacob) Thomas