Example Sentences

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“We will oust them to our border,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky proclaimed about Russian troops in a speech Monday, marking Ukraine’s Independence Day.

From Washington Post • Aug. 31, 2022

She faces difficult decisions over which Cuomo officials she will retain and which she will oust as she seeks to distance herself from the scandals that enveloped the outgoing administration.

From New York Times • Aug. 18, 2021

The officer was suspended pending a decision on whether O’Neill will oust him.

From Washington Times • Aug. 3, 2019

David Walliams will oust John Humphrys as Mastermind host, with contestants including England and Arsenal player Jack Wilshere.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2014

Even with but a 5 per cent selection advantage in its favour it can be shown that a rare sport will oust the normal form in a few hundred generations.

From Mendelism Third Edition by Punnett, Reginald Crundall