Definition of EXPEL

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eject, expel, oust, evict mean to drive or force out. eject carries an especially strong implication of throwing or thrusting out from within as a physical action. ejected an obnoxious patron from the bar expel stresses a thrusting out or driving away especially permanently which need not be physical. a student expelled from college oust implies removal or dispossession by power of the law or by force or compulsion. police ousted the squatters evict chiefly applies to turning out of house and home. evicted for nonpayment of rent

Examples of expel in a Sentence

The club may expel members who do not follow the rules. She was expelled from school for bad behavior. expel air from the lungs

Recent Examples on the Web

But to breathe, most pull oxygen-containing water into their mouths and pump it through their gill chambers before expelling it out of their gill slits. — Alex Fox, Science | AAAS, "Top stories: The science of false confessions, transforming blood types, and Brazil’s war on drugs," 14 June 2019 The elevator expelled them into the lobby, the nodding doorman held the heavy oak and brass door open, and the city night gathered them both into its cool embrace. — Adam O’fallon Price, Harper's magazine, "The Maid’s Story," 10 June 2019 The 1-foot cubes, with bumpers on the corners, have electric motors that suck in air and expel it through directional nozzles with enough force to propel them in microgravity. — Peter Fimrite, SFChronicle.com, "Planned trips to moon could usher in space-based commerce," 8 June 2019 Weeks after the massacre, police accused Cherizier of being away without leave and expelled him from the force. — Fox News, "Leader or killer? A day with 'Barbecue' in Haiti's capital," 7 June 2019 Larvaceans also transport plastic particles around the deep waters by expelling them in fecal pellets that sink rapidly, carrying the plastic bits with them. — National Geographic, "Tiny plastic pieces are spread throughout the deep sea," 6 June 2019 The movie follows Big Bird and the rest of the Sesame Street gang after they are expelled from their neighborhood and set out to prove that Sesame Street actually exists. — Madeleine Fernando, Billboard, "Comedian Bo Burnham to Write Songs for Upcoming 'Sesame Street' Movie," 11 June 2019 The film is to follow the Sesame Street gang as they are mysteriously expelled from their neighborhood of sunny days where the air is sweet. — Tyler Aquilina, EW.com, "Bo Burnham will write songs for upcoming Sesame Street movie," 10 June 2019 In addition to police work, Winters spent about six months in 2012 in the Illinois state legislature, representing the 10th District, after state Rep. Derrick Smith was expelled from the legislature amid federal bribery allegations. — Zak Koeske, Daily Southtown, "Harvey hires CPD lieutenant, ex-lawmaker to transform police department," 8 June 2019

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