Example Sentences

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Banished from the U.S., undocumented in Mexico and unable to go home, deportees are stuck in “a quasi-stateless limbo,” according to a recent report by the advocacy group Refugees International.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

Banished to the orchestra’s back row, the tuba is rarely highlighted on its own.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

“Due to the safety of the Oyate, effective immediately, you are hereby Banished from the homelands of the Oglala Sioux Tribe!”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2024

"Prince Andrew: Banished" is currently available for streaming on Peacock.

From Salon • Oct. 8, 2022

It still bothered Thomas how Chuck had smiled when breaking the news about Ben being Banished.

From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner