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
Whatever engine droning and snoozing you might remember from earlier CVT systems has been banished to the Phantom Zone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
Orpheus tries to rescue his love, but his faith in her is tested on their return to the top — if he turns back to see if she’s there, she’ll be banished to Hadestown forever.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 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
The first time I set foot in Chokecherry, Colorado, I thought I’d been banished to Devil’s Island.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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