banished
Example Sentences
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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
Eight years on, and such concerns have been completely banished.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 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
Even Ron Funches joked on Instagram that he wanted some salmon “to go” after he was banished.
From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2026
After landing in South Carolina, she realized that she had banished her mother not from sadness but from rage.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
