banish

Example Sentences

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Under their rule, most of us have been banished to our houses, where our punishment for daring to enjoy life is to swipe our thumbs across a smartphone screen for hours on end each day.

From Salon

Amy and I continued that tradition with one update: We banished screens from the table.

From The Wall Street Journal

Four days training before the series – something the most laidback of 31-year-old's said was "unprecedented" for him – helped find his rhythm and surely banish any doubts.

From BBC

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promised a sweeping crackdown to banish the "evil of antisemitism from our society".

From Barron's

"Darkness has no power where light arrives, and therefore we implore everyone to be that light in their surroundings. Don't allow evil to come. The best way to banish evil is to shine a light."

From BBC