Examples of expulsion in a Sentence
The government engaged in mass expulsions.
the expulsion of air from the lungs
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Their expulsion follows horrendous violence that broke out during a last-16 tie against Universidad de Chile in Buenos Aires last month.
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Phil Hay, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Some college policies will lead to a student’s suspension, expulsion or other academic discipline if they are found to be near drugs, which discourages students from reaching out for help during an overdose emergency, according to Haney’s office.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 8 Sep. 2025
Protesters, many older adults, were calling for the expulsion of the Israel-Premier Tech team which was stopped last week during a time trial by activists holding Palestinian flags.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
This latest expulsion followed an earlier Trump order revoking TPS protections granted by Biden in 2023 to another 348,000 Venezuelans, which brings the total number of expulsions of Venezuelan immigrants to more than 600,000.
—Andres Oppenheimer
september 5, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
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Phil Hay, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Some college policies will lead to a student’s suspension, expulsion or other academic discipline if they are found to be near drugs, which discourages students from reaching out for help during an overdose emergency, according to Haney’s office.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 8 Sep. 2025
Protesters, many older adults, were calling for the expulsion of the Israel-Premier Tech team which was stopped last week during a time trial by activists holding Palestinian flags.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
This latest expulsion followed an earlier Trump order revoking TPS protections granted by Biden in 2023 to another 348,000 Venezuelans, which brings the total number of expulsions of Venezuelan immigrants to more than 600,000.
—Andres Oppenheimer
september 5, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 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 15 Sep. 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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