banish
Example Sentences
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And asks listeners to send in words they would like banished from the English language?
From Salon
Not every present is greeted with delight - so instead of banishing them to the back of a cupboard, how can you get rid of them without causing offence?
From BBC
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.
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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
