Example Sentences

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While other states ban books from their schools, Walz said, Minnesota schools are banishing hunger from theirs.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2023

“The arms race of the affluent: From Beverly Hills to Santa Monica, the crime-panicked wealthy are banishing bling and buying guns,” the magazine reported this week.

From Washington Times • Dec. 30, 2021

Cleanlier habits are banishing the louse and its accompaniment typhus fever.

From Outspoken Essays by Inge, William Ralph

Ah, you are banishing peace and serenity now with a vengeance!

From Taken Alive by Roe, Edward Payson

"Mr Crathie," he said calmly, "you are banishing the best man in the place."

From The Marquis of Lossie by MacDonald, George