banish
verb (used with object)
to expel from or relegate to a country or place by authoritative decree; condemn to exile.
banished
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past participleof banish.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof banish.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
banishverb (used with object)to expel from or relegate to a country or place by authoritative decree; condemn to exile.
Example Sentences
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Orpheus tries to rescue his love, but his faith in her is tested on their return to the top — if he turns back to see if she’s there, she’ll be banished to Hadestown forever.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
The question, in the coming days, weeks and months is how much do we hear in public from those banished Starmerites, as Andy Burnham's government sets out its stall.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Its pendant is a statue of Thomas Jefferson with the Declaration of Independence, banished from New York’s City Council Chamber in 2021 because of what the exhibition calls “his history as an enslaver.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Now she has been banished along with fruit and vegetable sellers to a vacant lot with lower foot traffic, her turnover roughly halving as a result.
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
Under his influence courage was quickened and fear banished, at any rate for the moment.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
