sent away

Example Sentences

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She was one of tens of thousands of young girls and women sent away to have their babies, hidden from society due to the shame of their unmarried status.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Matt Pincus was a self-described troubled kid of a Wall Street family who was sent away to an institution for troubled youth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

She wouldn’t have married the guy who was sent away all those years ago.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2025

Ann, who went on to work as a nurse and a midwife, was sent away to London to give birth.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025

I really was going to be sent away.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac