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Lily decides to ostracize herself before eventually being saved — and redeemed — by the rest of the toys, but by then, it’s too late.

From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2026

When the Athenians voted to ostracize him, he became a Persian governor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026

Conlan expressed to her friends that the existence of a secret group text—created with the specific intention to ostracize her, and nobody else—hurt her feelings.

From Slate ● Mar. 18, 2023

The military’s actions caused many nations to ostracize the ruling generals and impose political and economic sanctions on them.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 22, 2022

I want to see the kingdom ostracize him.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

Will's signature swagger, which was once-revered in his old town, now ostracizes him from his peers and loved ones.

From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2022

The film portrays how Japanese society, often working like a claustrophobic village, ostracizes and punishes what it sees as erring individuals.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 24, 2021

Mesa County’s “siloed, non-collaborative behavior ostracizes us from our Western Slope neighbors,” she added.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 6, 2019

A man searches for answers a decade after his close-knit high school clique inexplicably ostracizes him.

From Slate ● Nov. 30, 2014

He is at once dishonored; society ostracizes him.

From Black Diamonds by Mór Jókai

And now, all of these years later, you feel ostracized from your remaining family and, more than that, you were left with a few mementoes of those formative years and no inheritance.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026

But pro-Soviet intellectuals ostracized him when he dared to speak honestly about life behind the Iron Curtain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

Individuals all over the country were fired from their jobs, shunned, ostracized and run out of town for insufficient reverence for Kirk on social media.

From Salon ● Mar. 12, 2026

It hosts many animals that previously were injured, ostracized from their social groups or illegally kept as pets — such as Neil.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2025

Every Muslim minister is always hearing the problems of young people whose parents have ostracized them for becoming Muslims.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

Instead of ostracizing Black, some of the students tried to change his mind.

From Slate ● Jan. 11, 2023

Samsonoff, who initially defended banning the hijab, said he had since softened his stance, acknowledging the policy could end up ostracizing Muslim players.

From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2022

“The real harm to transgender youth lies in the bullying and ostracizing that they face for being branded as ‘different.’”

From Washington Times ● Mar. 9, 2022

Sawant said she was not worried about ostracizing her colleagues on the council or the administration of Mayor-elect Bruce Harrell because she is not in politics to “make friends.”

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2021

You seek to impose your ideas on others, ostracizing those who reject them.

From An Unsocial Socialist by Bernard Shaw