pariahs

Example Sentences

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Myanmar's post-coup leaders have been considered pariahs by many nations abroad.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Since then, presidents have largely succeeded in hunting down and eliminating these pariahs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

“We obviously want to collaborate, but we’re seen as the pariahs right now, we’re seen as the bogeymen,” Song said.

From Salon • Dec. 12, 2024

If they aren’t, will they be social pariahs?

From Seattle Times • Jun. 5, 2024

John Early, a veteran of the Spanish-American War, arrived at Carville in 1918, when patients were treated as prisoners and pariahs rather than people who needed medical care.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly