evict
verb (used with object)
to expel (a person, especially a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent.
are evicting
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present progressiveof evict.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“Who is supposed to give permanent housing to elders, disabled and families with children? It is the city and the state. And they are evicting me.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2025
Reality television personalities Tarek and Heather El Moussa are evicting rent-controlled tenants to build new apartments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2023
Now the El Moussas are evicting the five remaining tenants, who all are in rent-controlled units.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
Thousands of Massachusetts residents continue to file for unemployment, landlords are evicting more tenants than they have in months, restaurants are closing.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 1, 2021
Now we are evicting hundreds of thousands of people, probably in the millions, every year.
From Slate ● Mar. 17, 2016
