sacked
Example Sentences
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"If you look at any other private business, if they behaved this way, they would be sacked."
From BBC
Boro finished eighth and 10th in Carrick's two full campaigns in charge and he was sacked at the end of last season for failing to achieve promotion back to the Premier League.
From Barron's
The tribunal said that some of those sacked from the company had posted few messages on the server or, in some cases, last posted over a year ago.
From BBC
The 55-year-old was sacked as manager of Japanese club Yokohama F Marinos in April after only four months in charge.
From BBC
Against New England, Herbert struggled to find open receivers and was sacked six times while the Chargers failed to implement a run game, leading to questions about offensive coordinator Greg Roman’s future with the team.
From Los Angeles Times
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