exile
noun
expulsion from one's native land by authoritative decree.
had exiled
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past perfectof exile.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In 2018, Rabiot had exiled himself from the France team and Tchouaméni was an 18-year-old prospect at Bordeaux drawing comparisons to the established stars.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 12, 2022
A few days later, blazing a trail for conductors to side openly with their players during labor strife, he led three concerts with the orchestra’s musicians, whose management had exiled them from their own hall.
From New York Times ● Jun. 10, 2022
The result, in England, was the publication of translations starting with William Tyndale’s 1526 Bible and culminating in the so-called “Geneva Bible” completed by Calvinists whom Queen Mary had exiled to Switzerland.
From Time ● Jun. 19, 2017
The "Exile" part referred to how the band had exiled itself to domiciles in France to avoid heavy taxation in England.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2014
And since his own lord had exiled him and his story went before him, none would take him in, but after the three days’ guesting all sent him from their doors as an outlaw.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
