ostracized
Example Sentences
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Despite being ostracized by mainstream parties and kept out of coalition cooperation, it has survived and thrived as a disruptive force.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
In India, emphasizing someone’s status as a widow in a negative way is considered insulting since widows have traditionally been ostracized and seen as carrying bad luck.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
And now, all of these years later, you feel ostracized from your remaining family and, more than that, you were left with a few mementoes of those formative years and no inheritance.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
Being ostracized isn’t just losing the camaraderie of co-workers — it’s losing a family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
On the other hand, I’d been eating lunch with Anna ever since being ostracized by Alexia and her clan.
From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea
