Example Sentences

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Expelling unregistered workers "will impact Chile's export economy and make raw materials more expensive," he warns.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025

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

From Seattle Times • May 6, 2023

Expelling them, in contrast, can take as little as 15 minutes and generally happens outdoors, reducing the risk of transmission, the CDC said in August.

From Washington Post • Apr. 1, 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