axed

Example Sentences

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When she asks about Jacobs being axed from the brand, he reveals that it’s not entirely true, but that it is an account he enjoys playing up and going along with.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

At the start of the tournament, he axed France's all-time leading try scorer Damian Penaud, still only 29, along with back-row stalwart and sometime captain Gregory Alldritt and veteran centre Gael Fickou.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Congress largely rejected those cuts last month, although funding for programs focusing on social drivers of health, such as access to food, housing and education, were axed.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

Dyche was axed following Wednesday's 0-0 draw against bottom-of-the-table Wolves.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

The sheriff axed, “This boy y’all’s running down ain’t in a place called Buxton, is he?”

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis