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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Viewers who often get frustrated with the faithful and root for them to uncover a traitor had their wish firmly Richard E Grant-ed on Thursday, as the actor was banished in a landslide vote.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
He has been banished for five years, but it should’ve been lifetime.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
"Suddenly I'm banished from where I was born and brought up and I'm entirely on my own again," she told BBC Scotland News.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
Whatever engine droning and snoozing you might remember from earlier CVT systems has been banished to the Phantom Zone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
But Og’s birthday party was a special event, and so the usual clientele would be banished for the evening.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
