ostracization

Example Sentences

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Her lawyer said Ms Higgins and her husband David Sharaz had concocted a "fictional" story involving ostracization, harassment and threatening conduct by the senator.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2024

After decades of wars, diplomatic and economic isolation and ostracization rooted in a combination of politics and antisemitism, Israel in recent years began to make significant progress in normalizing relations with several Arab neighbors.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2024

Reckoning with longstanding stigma and feelings of shame, many fear speaking out could lead to retaliation or further ostracization.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2023

Some research has found that women who survived Ebola disproportionately suffered secondary and long-term social impacts, such as being more likely to experience community stigma and ostracization.

From Salon • Aug. 8, 2020

She was also too heavily conditioned to graduate, and she hated college since her ostracization by the Sans.

From Marjorie Dean College Junior by Lester, Pauline