deport
verb (used with object)
to expel (an alien) from a country; banish.
had deported
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past perfectof deport.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In the same interview, Benn incorrectly said the government had "deported nearly 70,000 people that have no right to be here".
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said at the time there were no "so-called defectors" in China, when asked about a report Beijing had deported about 600 North Korean defectors.
From Reuters ● Oct. 24, 2023
Australia had deported Djokovic, but the omicron remained.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 17, 2022
As of mid-April, Saudi Arabia had deported nearly 2,900 Ethiopians due to the pandemic, IOM reported at the time, and another 250 deportations were planned each day over the weeks that followed.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 14, 2020
Almost without notice, and without any reason given, he had deported her to this house on the hill.
From Lady Good-for-Nothing by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
