Examples of expulsion in a Sentence
The government engaged in mass expulsions.
the expulsion of air from the lungs
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But a scathing House Ethics Committee report preceded the expulsion vote for Santos.
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ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Based on the outcome of the hearing, the Ethics Committee could recommend expulsion, which could prompt Democrats to support removing her.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
One floor amendment creates a pathway for students to return to the district after 26 weeks, rather than after the full term of their 12-month expulsion.
—Kathryn Muchnick, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Mar. 2026
But thanks to the postwar anti-alien hysteria and the deportation laws enacted during and soon after the First World War, the island’s business has become the expulsion of foreigners.
—Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Based on the outcome of the hearing, the Ethics Committee could recommend expulsion, which could prompt Democrats to support removing her.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
One floor amendment creates a pathway for students to return to the district after 26 weeks, rather than after the full term of their 12-month expulsion.
—Kathryn Muchnick, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Mar. 2026
But thanks to the postwar anti-alien hysteria and the deportation laws enacted during and soon after the First World War, the island’s business has become the expulsion of foreigners.
—Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
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“Expulsion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expulsion. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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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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