expel
verb (used with object)
to drive or force out or away; discharge or eject.
has expelled
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present perfectof expel (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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The country has expelled 14 Russian embassy staff since the start of the war in Ukraine.
From BBC ● May 4, 2026
This is the first group of an unknown number of people that the US has expelled which the DR Congo had agreed to take in.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026
The House itself has expelled only five members, including only two since the Civil War.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 28, 2023
The SBC’s official statement of faith says the office of pastor is reserved for qualified men, but this is believed to be the first time the convention has expelled any churches over it.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 14, 2023
She has got over all her prejudices, has expelled the Jesuits, and made the Protestant Swiss, Necker, her comptroller-general.
From The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 by Horace Walpole
