Example Sentences

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"Expelling migrants, not letting them develop, not letting them have a life is an ugly thing, it's mean," he said on Friday.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2024

Expelling Slaton would require a two-thirds vote from House members.

From Seattle Times • May 6, 2023

Expelling Russia, which joined the WTO in 2012 after 19 years of negotiations, would be extremely difficult as there is no specific expulsion process.

From Reuters • Mar. 9, 2022

Expelling Russian spies, for example, would mean a cutoff in Britain’s own flow of information from Moscow if Russia retaliated.

From New York Times • Mar. 12, 2018

Expelling a generous cloud of smoke from her shapely lips, she demanded: "What is this you are all shouting about Harry having another love-nest?"

From The Re-Creation of Brian Kent by Wright, Harold Bell