Example Sentences

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Ostracized as a pariah for almost four decades, Iran is back in business in a mere ten days—and with both East and West.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 25, 2016

Ostracized by their own parties, Courser and Gamrat dwell in legislative obscurity; their constituents say they’ve not delivered the kind of constituent services their districts are accustomed to.

From Washington Times • Sep. 14, 2015

Ostracized by the small foothill community for some unknown reason, the orphans carry on with their routines without telling anyone.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2014

Ostracized for his appearance, he dropped out of school and found work as a mechanic in the Suame Magazine, a bustling industrial district outside Kumasi, the regional capital.

From New York Times • Jul. 19, 2013

Ostracized, isolated, and wearier than she had ever been, she rinsed her arm with the last water from her pitcher, and bandaged it with a slip she tore into strips.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor