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