expel
verb (used with object)
to drive or force out or away; discharge or eject.
is expelling
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present progressiveof expel (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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And Denmark said on Tuesday that it is expelling 15 Russian intelligence officers who worked at Russia’s Embassy in Copenhagen.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 5, 2022
The Zim Kingston ship is expelling toxic gas but officials said there is "no safety risk" to people on land.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2021
CBP said it has a new tent facility to handle more capacity and insisted it is expelling those it can oust under a pandemic border policy.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 28, 2021
The United States is expelling the 10 operatives from Russia’s embassy in Washington.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 15, 2021
In Ireland it is expelling the whole population, and in Scotland it has depopulated provinces.
From The slave trade, domestic and foreign Why It Exists, and How It May Be Extinguished by H. C. (Henry Charles) Carey
