oust
verb (used with object)
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied.
has ousted
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present perfectof oust (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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If he wins, he would have presidential immunity, though remain vulnerable to the country's right-leaning legislature -- which has ousted several recent presidents.
From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026
SINGAPORE—Chinese leader Xi Jinping has ousted most of his top generals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 8, 2026
Now, the Southern Baptist Convention has ousted Saddleback Church, its second-largest congregation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2023
FTX has ousted founder Sam Bankman-Fried, and new CEO John Ray, who was hired to steer the company through bankruptcy, has said investigating FTX's implosion and recovering customer assets are among his top priorities.
From Reuters ● Dec. 1, 2022
To this day the kingdoms of Europe differ as to the question of female succession, and it is but slowly that the doctrine of representation has ousted the more obvious doctrine of nearness of kin.
From William the Conqueror by Edward Augustus Freeman
