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

As a parent, I want the law to step in to protect children from predatory tech companies, and to relieve me of the burden of making my own children social pariahs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

For a brief moment, militias were pariahs to both parties.

From Slate • Jan. 27, 2025

“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

The ancient disqualifications of the eta and heimin were removed in 1871, and these pariahs placed on the same legal footing as the rest of the population.

From Japan by Murray, David