discharged

Example Sentences

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It requires borrowers to make regular minimum monthly payments of $10 and to be paying back their loans for 30 years before being discharged, unless they are in public service.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

The police later detained the man, who was initially taken to hospital before being discharged and taken to a London police station, where he remains in custody.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

The entire visit was so fast my husband didn’t even have time to finish parking the car before we were discharged.

From Slate • Apr. 25, 2026

She was discharged from a hospital to hospice, and we were told a nurse would be there with her pain meds.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

At Piccadilly Circus I discharged my cab, and walked westward; beyond the Junior Constitutional I came across the house described, and was satisfied that this was the next of the lairs arranged by Dracula.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker