Examples of exclusion in a Sentence
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The exclusion undermines the social and health benefits that youth sports have long offered.
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Adam Minter, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2024
At the time, a Volvo lobbyist requested an exclusion for its mid-size SUVs imported from China, saying in an October 2018 letter that the duties would cause economic harm to consumers and auto workers.
—Reuters, NBC News, 25 Apr. 2024
These examples are surely instructive on their own, but the exclusion of so many other countries that have fared more poorly prevents the reader from learning from failure as well as triumph.
—Shivshankar Menon, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
For example, throughout the 20th century, border states cooperated with federal authorities in enforcing exclusion and deportation.
—TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
This legacy of exclusion had a long-lasting impact.
—Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 2 Apr. 2024
Groups that have been calling for boycotts of Israel, like the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic & Cultural Boycott of Israel, have cited that 2022 decision as grounds for Israel’s exclusion.
—James Farrell, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
The foundation's mission is to empower people and communities in situations of poverty, illiteracy, distress due to illness, and social exclusion.
—The Enquirer, 8 Apr. 2024
Before the Civil War and Reconstruction, Congress played almost no role in regulating the admission, exclusion, or removal of immigrants.
—TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
Adam Minter, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2024
At the time, a Volvo lobbyist requested an exclusion for its mid-size SUVs imported from China, saying in an October 2018 letter that the duties would cause economic harm to consumers and auto workers.
—Reuters, NBC News, 25 Apr. 2024
These examples are surely instructive on their own, but the exclusion of so many other countries that have fared more poorly prevents the reader from learning from failure as well as triumph.
—Shivshankar Menon, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
For example, throughout the 20th century, border states cooperated with federal authorities in enforcing exclusion and deportation.
—TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
This legacy of exclusion had a long-lasting impact.
—Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 2 Apr. 2024
Groups that have been calling for boycotts of Israel, like the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic & Cultural Boycott of Israel, have cited that 2022 decision as grounds for Israel’s exclusion.
—James Farrell, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
The foundation's mission is to empower people and communities in situations of poverty, illiteracy, distress due to illness, and social exclusion.
—The Enquirer, 8 Apr. 2024
Before the Civil War and Reconstruction, Congress played almost no role in regulating the admission, exclusion, or removal of immigrants.
—TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Exclusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exclusion. Accessed 30 Apr. 2024.
Copy CitationMedical Definition
exclusion
noun
ex·clu·sion
iks-ˈklü-zhən 
: surgical separation of part of an organ from the rest without excision
Legal Definition
exclusion
noun
ex·clu·sion
ik-ˈsklü-zhən
1
: the act of excluding or state of being excluded
specifically
: refusal of entry into the U.S. by immigration officials
review of deportation and exclusion orders
compare deportation
2
: something that excludes or is excluded: as
a
: a part of an insurance contract that excludes specified risks from coverage compare condition, declaration
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