expunge
Example Sentences
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He disclaims any effort to reverse or expunge the old case.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
Inside the trailer, people can learn how to expunge their records and handle eviction cases, along with more general civic lessons about due process.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025
As such, it was their mission to expunge such art from the public memory.
From Salon • Jun. 8, 2025
That was no accident; local leaders saw the new interstate system as a golden opportunity to expunge “blight,” which they claimed acted as a barrier to development.
From Slate • Aug. 28, 2024
When the Spanish governor tried to recruit the Hopi to live in missions, their leaders told him not to bother: the epidemic soon would expunge them from the earth.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Vocabulary lists containing expunge
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To Kill a Mockingbird
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 16–19
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