Examples of expulsion in a Sentence
The government engaged in mass expulsions.
the expulsion of air from the lungs
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Some Israeli settlers have since October 7 called for a return to Gush Katif and for the re-settlement of Gaza, a movement emboldened by Israel’s right-wing politicians who have openly called for the expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza.
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Lauren Izso, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
Though the state Board of Education overturned the expulsion, a Cobb County judge later reinstated it.
—Kristal Dixon, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025
Mike Elsner, legal counsel for the Camarena family in their anti-terrorism lawsuit, also credited Caro Quintero’s expulsion on Trump’s economic pressure on Mexico.
—Alex Riggins, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2025
Senate Republicans called for Eichorn’s resignation soon after news emerged of his Monday evening arrest, though DFL leadership waited until Wednesday ahead of the expulsion vote to ask the senator to step down.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2025
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Lauren Izso, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
Though the state Board of Education overturned the expulsion, a Cobb County judge later reinstated it.
—Kristal Dixon, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025
Mike Elsner, legal counsel for the Camarena family in their anti-terrorism lawsuit, also credited Caro Quintero’s expulsion on Trump’s economic pressure on Mexico.
—Alex Riggins, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2025
Senate Republicans called for Eichorn’s resignation soon after news emerged of his Monday evening arrest, though DFL leadership waited until Wednesday ahead of the expulsion vote to ask the senator to step down.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2025
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“Expulsion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expulsion. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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expulsion
noun
ex·pul·sion
ik-ˈspəl-shən 
: the act of expelling : the state of being expelled
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