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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Eight years on, and such concerns have been completely banished.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 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
After Anthony’s dog savaged another man’s hog—hogs being precious in New Netherland—the couple was banished in 1639 to Long Island, where the two started a new life on land the Dutch wished to colonize.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
Too quiet, many locals say, because off-road vehicles and beach camping have been temporarily banished from San Luis Obispo County’s Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area since April 14.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 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
