banish
verb (used with object)
to expel from or relegate to a country or place by authoritative decree; condemn to exile.
were banishing
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past progressiveof banish.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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“While other states were banning books from their schools, we were banishing hunger from ours,” he said to cheers.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2024
They were banishing their impression of it from their consciousness, since they would not be able to carry on their work if they began to be excited about such every-day events.
From The Judge by West, Rebecca
Hereupon Miss Demolines held up her hand as though she were banishing Miss Van Siever for ever from her sight, and shuddered slightly.
From The Last Chronicle of Barset by Trollope, Anthony
