banish
Example Sentences
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In the space of 100 seconds on the slopes of Cortina, the greatest skier of all time had banished eight years of Olympic misery, nightmares, and self-doubt to become a champion again.
It’s his inability to flatter with formulaic language that ultimately causes him to be banished from Rome.
“Why would you think we’re shadows? I thought they were all banished.”
From Literature
But on Tuesday, Shiffrin finally has a chance to banish that dread—with some help from a newly crowned Olympic champion.
I could see what he meant when I thought that one day, he wouldn’t be here to tell us stories anymore—a prospect I quickly banished.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
