evict
verb (used with object)
to expel (a person, especially a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent.
has evicted
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present perfectof evict (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Caltrans, which owns the land under an enormous freeway interchange called the MacArthur Maze, has evicted more than 300 people who had lived there for years.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2023
Instead, the older woman reappears soon after, confessing that her husband has evicted her from their home.
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2021
Orange County has evicted hundreds of homeless people from camps, enacted various sleeping restrictions and, in Anaheim, actually removed bus benches to prevent sleeping on them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2018
Besides, it is less than consoling to hear that someone has evicted the rat-king, when you can see full well that that “someone” is just a tangle of cockroaches hissing to themselves under an ermine robe.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 18, 2017
Bartram says he has evicted problem tenants from this building and works hard to resolve any problems.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2015
