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was exiling
  • past progressive of exile.

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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 Yonge, Charlotte Mary