expunge

Example Sentences

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He disclaims any effort to reverse or expunge the old case.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Boebert did not expunge her name from the petition, and instead posted one of the funniest tweets of all time.

From Slate • Nov. 13, 2025

As such, it was their mission to expunge such art from the public memory.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2025

Past attempts to expunge loanwords after Korea’s independence from Japan had an element of ritualistic purification.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2025

When the Spanish governor tried to recruit the Hopi to live in missions, their leaders told him not to bother: the epidemic soon would expunge them from the earth.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann