ostracize

Example Sentences

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Convicted of selling drugs and ostracized by his family, he endured abuse from guards and frequent spells in solitary confinement at a high-security Russian prison.

From New York Times

“It is never my intent to ostracize or diminish.”

From Seattle Times

I know what it feels like to be ostracized from both sides.

From Salon

But with the Taliban mostly ostracized from the international community, few donors have been willing to step forward.

From Science Magazine

Some believe the erasure of Black LGBTQ+ leaders stems from respectability politics, a strategy in some marginalized communities of ostracizing or punishing members who don’t assimilate into the dominant culture.

From Seattle Times