exile

Example Sentences

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How Tereza’s exile helps her countrymen isn’t quite clear, but I suspect it starts with giving someone younger her house and her job.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

After being shot, Camara spent 12 years in exile before returning to face justice.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

She has remained in the United States for most of her exile.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

From the first days of his rule, the Fidel Castro referred to Cubans who went into exile as “gusanos,” Spanish for worms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

The permanence of one’s social exile is often the hardest to swallow.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander