Example Sentences

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I realize only now that in breaking up my CDs, I was banishing whole phases of my personal history—Britpop, jazz, garage rock, Patti Smith—to oblivion.

From Slate • Jun. 29, 2018

When I told my wife and son that I was banishing Cesar from our lives, they celebrated his eviction by giving me an extravagant gift.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 10, 2014

Both of the chums had reason to realize the weight of their debt to jovial, helpful Reade; who was banishing care and keeping their minds off their suspense.

From The High School Captain of the Team Dick & Co. Leading the Athletic Vanguard by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)

The Czar was banishing him, and for an indefinite period.

From The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) by Blasco Ib??ez, Vicente

And because all this was of Ann, it was banishing the things it could not assimilate.

From The Visioning by Glaspell, Susan