ostracized

Example Sentences

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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

Her being ostracized in season 2 is a direct result of her bad decisions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 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

In “The Lost Boys,” it was the ostracized who first tried to get the truth out and were ignored.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2025

On the other hand, I’d been eating lunch with Anna ever since being ostracized by Alexia and her clan.

From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea