ostracize
verb (used with object)
to exclude, by general consent, from society, friendship, conversation, privileges, etc..
had ostracized
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past perfectof ostracize.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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His speech and debate friends had ostracized him.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 25, 2021
In 1936, the very state bishop who had ostracized her and other blacks would laud the deaconess for her tireless service.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 8, 2018
Shivram Chavan’s sons did not know the whole story but feared the worst and had ostracized their father; he was ready to confess.
From Washington Post ● May 9, 2016
Even more important, Israel and the U.S., which had ostracized Arafat for two years, were willing to deal with him.
From Time Magazine Archive
Kate had hesitated, dreading to expose her children for the second time unprotected to the mercies of people who had ostracized her.
From Kildares of Storm by Eleanor Mercein Kelly
