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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Colombia is expelling a number of Argentine diplomats in response to insults levelled by the Argentine president against his Colombian counterpart.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2024
LISBON, Portugal — The Portuguese government says Russia is expelling five diplomats from its Moscow embassy, a day after the Kremlin also expelled diplomats from Spain, France and Italy.
From Seattle Times ● May 19, 2022
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 all eruptive diseases guard against taking cold—for a cold closes the pores of the skin, shutting up Nature's vent through which she is expelling the disease germs.
From The Royal Road to Health by Charles Alfred Tyrrell
