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

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

He declared himself a conscientious objector during World War II. He was imprisoned, abandoned by his family and returned to Birmingham only to be further ostracized.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 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

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