Examples of expulsion in a Sentence
The government engaged in mass expulsions.
the expulsion of air from the lungs
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By 2022, nationalist rhetoric from Yameen and his Progressive Party coalition intensified into a demand for the expulsion of the Indian troops stationed in the country.
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Muhib Rahman, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2025
Loomer was in Florida dealing with her expulsion and had to miss the meeting.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
For two years now, figures from Israeli cabinet ministers to the US President have openly called for the mass expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
He is also known for ordering the expulsion of his country's Indian minority, giving them 90 days to leave the country.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
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Muhib Rahman, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2025
Loomer was in Florida dealing with her expulsion and had to miss the meeting.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
For two years now, figures from Israeli cabinet ministers to the US President have openly called for the mass expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
He is also known for ordering the expulsion of his country's Indian minority, giving them 90 days to leave the country.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for expulsion
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“Expulsion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expulsion. Accessed 17 Nov. 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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