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

Anyone presenting information not approved by the ruler is denounced and belittled, ostracized and denied access.

From Salon • Oct. 10, 2025

But he was also ostracized by the society that he had been a part of.

From Slate • Jan. 6, 2025

By autumn, things had gotten so bad that she confessed tearfully to a friend that her son was being ridiculed and ostracized by classmates at his exclusive private school.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer