- present participle of oust.
ousting
Example Sentences
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Any form of ousting would prove a severe test of diplomacy.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Myanmar has been locked in civil war since the military staged a 2021 coup ousting Aung San Suu Kyi, and has been under martial rule since.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Correspondent Cecilia Vega was let go as part of Weiss’s overhaul in May, which also included ousting executive producer Tanya Simon and bringing in Bilton to run the program.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky has announced Mykhailo Drapaty as the country's new commander-in-chief, following a political crisis triggered by Zelensky's surprise ousting of a young modernising defence minister.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
When I arrived at the theater a few mornings later, I was horrified to find that the company had drawn up a petition demanding the ousting of DeSheim.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
