self-exiled
adjective
self-ex·iled
ˌself-ˈeg-ˌzī(-ə)ld 
-ˈek-ˌsī(-ə)ld
: exiled by one's own wish or decision
Examples of self-exiled in a Sentence
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She was blamed for the infant’s death, served prison time and self-exiled to New Orleans.
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Tom Nolan, WSJ, 28 July 2023
Tom Nolan, WSJ, 28 July 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1596, in the meaning defined above
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“Self-exiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-exiled. Accessed 1 Oct. 2023.
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