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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The administration said it had deported 605,000 people between 20 January - 10 December 2025.
From BBC ● Jan. 8, 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
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
ICE also said last week that it had deported 37 Cambodian nationals.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 12, 2019
Smuts, as Minister of Finance, had deported some of Cresswell's men and Cresswell himself narrowly escaped drastic punishment.
From An African Adventure by Isaac Frederick Marcosson
