expel
Example Sentences
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Before initiating military action to expel Iraqi invaders from Kuwait, President George H.W.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
Circuit Court of Appeals requires an “explicit” order of removal before the government can expel a noncitizen; an implication gleaned from a separate order cannot suffice.
From Slate • Dec. 12, 2025
The woman cried and begged guards for days after to help her get pills to expel the fetuses — help that did not come before Pineda left the facility.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025
Mahmood wants to reduce incentives that draw people to the UK, while making it easier to expel those with no right to be in the country.
From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025
The German mathematician David Hilbert would say, “No one shall expel us from the paradise which Cantor has created for us.”
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
Vocabulary lists containing expel
Power Prefix: ex-
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Common Five-letter Words for Wordle, List 5
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Unit 1: Telling Details
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