Examples of expulsion in a Sentence
The government engaged in mass expulsions.
the expulsion of air from the lungs
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The timing of the expulsions, particularly of the ICRC, is not happenstance.
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Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
The same day, Columbia announced the expulsions of several protesters involved in the building takeover.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2025
Columbia University on Thursday announced some students who occupied a campus building last spring during anti-Israel protests would face a range of punishments, including expulsions and suspensions.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
Her expulsion, combined with the outbreak of World War II, brought Thompson recognition in her own right, not just as the wife of Sinclair Lewis.
—Mycah Hazel, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
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Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
The same day, Columbia announced the expulsions of several protesters involved in the building takeover.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2025
Columbia University on Thursday announced some students who occupied a campus building last spring during anti-Israel protests would face a range of punishments, including expulsions and suspensions.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
Her expulsion, combined with the outbreak of World War II, brought Thompson recognition in her own right, not just as the wife of Sinclair Lewis.
—Mycah Hazel, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Expulsion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expulsion. Accessed 19 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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