Examples of expulsion in a Sentence
The government engaged in mass expulsions.
the expulsion of air from the lungs
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Having said that, Iran welcomes any initiative that ends Israel's Genocide in Gaza and ensures the expulsion of occupation forces.
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Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
In recent months, tens of thousands of Afghans living in Pakistan have crossed back into Afghanistan amid a wave of expulsions ordered by the Pakistani government.
—Zia Ur-Rehman, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Advertisement For that reason, collegiate sanctions for mild acts of civil disobedience may sometimes be relatively light—probation or a formal warning, for example, rather than suspension or expulsion.
—Christopher L. Eisgruber, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Neogy left not during Amin’s Asian expulsion but earlier, after running afoul of the preceding regime, President Milton Obote’s.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
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Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
In recent months, tens of thousands of Afghans living in Pakistan have crossed back into Afghanistan amid a wave of expulsions ordered by the Pakistani government.
—Zia Ur-Rehman, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Advertisement For that reason, collegiate sanctions for mild acts of civil disobedience may sometimes be relatively light—probation or a formal warning, for example, rather than suspension or expulsion.
—Christopher L. Eisgruber, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Neogy left not during Amin’s Asian expulsion but earlier, after running afoul of the preceding regime, President Milton Obote’s.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Expulsion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expulsion. Accessed 20 Oct. 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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