ostracize
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Lily decides to ostracize herself before eventually being saved — and redeemed — by the rest of the toys, but by then, it’s too late.
From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2026
When the Athenians voted to ostracize him, he became a Persian governor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 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
While public sentiment ostracizes and is more severe and unrelenting with the woman, the law always inflicts its penalty upon the man.
From What a Young Husband Ought to Know by Sylvanus Stall
Despite being ostracized by mainstream parties and kept out of coalition cooperation, it has survived and thrived as a disruptive force.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
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
Her being ostracized in season 2 is a direct result of her bad decisions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
Anyone presenting information not approved by the ruler is denounced and belittled, ostracized and denied access.
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2025
Even after all this time, my mom was still ostracized for something that happened long ago.
From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea
“We wanted to be a light for the children that are here and might feel ostracizing in their own family,” “Sister Annie Philaxis,” a member of the drag group the Hillbilly Harlots, told 5News.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 18, 2023
Instead of ostracizing Black, some of the students tried to change his mind.
From Slate ● Jan. 11, 2023
What democracies need, he added, are investments in improvements — the best ideas, no matter where they come from — and a strong commitment to ostracizing those who violate rules and norms.
From New York Times ● Nov. 8, 2022
The incident, she said, reminded her of the worst ostracizing in Nazi Germany.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 12, 2022
You seek to impose your ideas on others, ostracizing those who reject them.
From An Unsocial Socialist by Bernard Shaw
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