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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Austria has expelled three Russian diplomats, accusing them of spying.
From BBC ● May 4, 2026
It is the first time Australia has expelled an ambassador since World War Two.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2025
The House itself has expelled only five members, including only two since the Civil War.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 28, 2023
The House has expelled just two members in recent decades — Rep. Michael J. “Ozzie” Myers, Pennsylvania Democrat, in 1980, and Rep. James Traficant, Ohio Democrat, in 2002.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
"And you don't drop a man when you read in the papers that one of the two best clubs in town has expelled him?"
From The Fighting Chance by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
