banished
Example Sentences
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He has been banished for five years, but it should’ve been lifetime.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
"Suddenly I'm banished from where I was born and brought up and I'm entirely on my own again," she told BBC Scotland News.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
Now she has been banished along with fruit and vegetable sellers to a vacant lot with lower foot traffic, her turnover roughly halving as a result.
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
After Anthony’s dog savaged another man’s hog—hogs being precious in New Netherland—the couple was banished in 1639 to Long Island, where the two started a new life on land the Dutch wished to colonize.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
“Long ago, the gods banished me to Persia,” the manticore said.
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
