oust
verb (used with object)
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied.
have ousted
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present perfectof oust.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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Heather Tal Murphy looks at the new rules that have ousted the hotel alternative, and what might happen next.
From Slate ● Sep. 13, 2023
Military putsches have ousted more than a dozen Thai governments since World War II.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 23, 2023
Military officers have ousted the president of Burkina Faso, a group of soldiers announced Monday on state television, after steering a 36-hour uprising that toppled the third West African head of state in eight months.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 24, 2022
Ms. Townsend’s firing, which was first reported by the local news website The City, is not the first time correction officials have ousted a top department investigator who had made enemies of the jail unions.
From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2022
The Hindu tales have ousted the native European, which undoubtedly existed independently; indeed, many still survive, especially in Celtic lands.
From Indian Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs
