- present tense form of banish (3rd person singular).
banishes
Example Sentences
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This World Cup win at least banishes one of Egypt's ghosts.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
It banishes darkness, conveys telecommunications signals between continents and makes visible the invisible, from faraway galaxies to the smallest bacterium.
From Science Daily ● May 23, 2024
This is the moment each year in which I go wild with asparagus, kale, peas, dill — anything that banishes the blasé gray of a New York winter.
From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2023
This act revolves around his favorite daughter, Brünnhilde, whom he banishes from the gods for disobeying her father even though she was only doing what she knew he wanted deep down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2022
And then something happens that banishes even that mystery from my head.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
