Examples of expulsion in a Sentence
The government engaged in mass expulsions.
the expulsion of air from the lungs
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Set in 1492, the series follows Sara, the defiant daughter of Granada’s chief Rabbi, exiled during Spain’s expulsion of its Jewish population and captured by Ottoman corsairs (‘Korsan’ in Turkish).
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Ben Croll, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
Child cares have an expulsion rate that is over three times that of the rate for kids in the K-12 system, one study showed.
—Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025
The data is categorized into removals, enforcement returns, administrative returns and Title 42 expulsions — which were carried out during the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
This antisemitic myth has led to expulsions and murders of Jews for centuries.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
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Ben Croll, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
Child cares have an expulsion rate that is over three times that of the rate for kids in the K-12 system, one study showed.
—Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025
The data is categorized into removals, enforcement returns, administrative returns and Title 42 expulsions — which were carried out during the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
This antisemitic myth has led to expulsions and murders of Jews for centuries.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 23 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 8 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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