banishment

Example Sentences

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The opprobrium that ensued in the course of a shamelessly one-sided trial shredded their reputations, cost them their jobs and led to an incurable banishment from public life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Let’s say you were ordered deported and you now faced banishment from your country.

From Slate • Feb. 17, 2026

"I said, I need it for social media," she told Traitors Uncloaked on Friday after her dramatic banishment.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

He eventually brokered a settlement, allowing Rose to voluntarily accept banishment for life in return for no further punishment.

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2025

It had been Jonas, as Leader, who saw through him, who sensed the deep evil in the man and insisted on his banishment.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry