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.
is evicting
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present progressiveof evict (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“A landlord who is evicting its tenants under the Ellis Act to make repairs is not ‘going out of business.’
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2024
Now, with rents soaring in the capital, her landlord is evicting her.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 16, 2023
Today we have received some devastating news that in 1 year's time, our Landlord is evicting us and forcing us to close.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2022
“It’s crazy that a massive landlord like Starwood Capital is evicting people now at a time when people are being asked to stay at home,” said Jim Baker, director of the Private Equity Stakeholder Project.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 6, 2020
Frustrated by pressure from the city to improve shabby properties, one landlord decided to pull out of the rental market and is evicting hundreds from homes there and elsewhere.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 21, 2016
