oust
verb (used with object)
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied.
is ousting
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present progressiveof oust (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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So the question becomes, is ousting a two-faced killer more valuable than removing the enemy of your enemy who has all the charm of a raging, snot-dripping bout of the super flu?
From Salon ● Jan. 15, 2026
Photograph: Alamy is ousting 325 department managers at stores across the UK despite bucking the high street downturn with strong sales.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 13, 2013
This means that while the motor is ousting the gondolier, the Venetian minstrel is also under death sentence.
From A Wanderer in Venice by Harry Morley
The whole point of their lament is that Germany is ousting us from neutral markets.
From Are we Ruined by the Germans? by Harold Cox
This is why, I suppose, in the world of Parisian luxury, the dog is ousting the infant altogether.
From Behind the Beyond and Other Contributions to Human Knowledge by Stephen Leacock
