banish

Example Sentences

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In 2005, an NBA dress code asked players to dress "business casual" while representing the sport - an attempt to banish streetwear from the league.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

He observes that labeling certain feelings as negative justifies attempts to banish them, but he counsels doing the opposite.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Moments later Cronin was grabbing the kid’s shirt and leading him to the baseline, where he ordered an assistant coach to remove him from the court area and banish him to the locker room.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

“The Traitors’ plan is to banish Ron, but I don’t have that in me .

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026

Then demand if Sheba’s queen E’er can banish from her thought All the splendour she has seen, All the knowledge thou hast taught?

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall