ostracize

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

“The Traitors” is a social game, so when Funches’ early big swing at another contestant misses terribly, the rest of the players instantly ostracize him.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026

I think the minute that you do that, you you ostracize half the community.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2022

Irish Spring soap makes its Super Bowl debut with a spot that posits a world in which Irish people in cable-knit sweaters will ostracize you if you smell bad.

From Slate • Feb. 14, 2022

“We used to ostracize everyone, even each other.”

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller