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
India would have ousted Japan from the third spot with 147 million customers, according to Business Standard newspaper.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 1, 2022
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
To have ousted him would then have required the votes of 2/3 of the House.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 23, 2021
It would seem intolerably vulgar to her to have "ousted" the daughter of the Brigstocks; and merely to have abstained even wouldn't assure her that she had been straight.
From The Spoils of Poynton by Henry James
