sacked

Example Sentences

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After 17 months, Carter sacked his Treasury secretary and moved Miller into that job, which gave him an opportunity to find a more effective Fed chair.

From The Wall Street Journal

Another, Lord Mandelson, was sacked as ambassador to the US over his friendship with Epstein, and has since left the House of Lords following allegations of misconduct in public office.

From BBC

Leicester were relegated from the top flight last season and are currently without a permanent manager after Marti Cifuentes was sacked in January.

From BBC

In fact, there are not even many MPs willing to call publicly for McSweeney to be sacked, something Sir Keir has resisted doing.

From BBC

Pinterest has sacked two engineers for tracking which workers lost their jobs in a recent round of layoffs.

From BBC