exile
noun
expulsion from one's native land by authoritative decree.
was exiling
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past progressiveof exile.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Poussin was exiling himself from France the better to serve her.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 6, 2011
Now Alex was exiling Bri, the sweetest of them all.
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
One of his first acts of spite, was exiling the Archbishop's friend, John of Salisbury, a faithful priest, and an excellent scholar, as his correspondence with his master remains to testify.
From Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II by Charlotte Mary Yonge
