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.
have evicted
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present perfectof evict.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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Police have evicted members of a self-styled African tribe who had set up camp on council-owned land in the Scottish Borders.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2025
But the latest demolitions have evicted some of the most vulnerable people in the city, further worsening a housing crisis caused by high rents and growing demand, activists say.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 22, 2023
After the acute disease passes, many patients find themselves without jobs, without parents or spouses, and without shelter when landlords have evicted them from their homes.
From Slate ● Sep. 24, 2015
The second charge stemmed from an incident on March 24, when Mr. Baumblit was said to have evicted a tenant from his top bunk bed in a home on Schenck Avenue in Brooklyn.
From New York Times ● Aug. 10, 2015
To have evicted all those who had obtained possession of the forfeited estates of the Cavaliers would have been to excite a deep feeling of resentment among the Nonconformists.
From When London Burned : a Story of Restoration Times and the Great Fire by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
