How to Use oust in a Sentence

oust

verb
  • The rebels ousted the dictator from power.
  • Large national banks are ousting local banks in many communities.
  • That is, if he isn’t ousted first.
    Ellise Shafer, Variety, 1 June 2026
  • He's ousted the man who ruled for 16 years.
    Alexander Smith, NBC news, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Or voters can oust them from office.
    Chris Brennan, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Diaz said ousting Maduro is just the first step.
    Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Starmer said that there’s a process to oust a leader and that it hadn't been triggered.
    ABC News, 12 May 2026
  • Now, of course, that watch has been ousted by this other Ref.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2025
  • He is blamed by many for the deaths in the violent protests that ousted him.
    ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • He’s ousted Schar already and looks like a heck of a player.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Mayor Karen Bass ousted the fire chief.
    Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Monarez has since been ousted as director.
    Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
  • He was ousted as a senior royal three years prior.
    Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
  • He was ousted as a senior royal three years prior.
    Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Monarez was confirmed by the Senate, but she was ousted in less than a month.
    Mike Stobbe, Fortune, 15 July 2026
  • Monarez was confirmed by the Senate, but she was ousted in less than a month.
    Mike Stobbe, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Congress had tried to oust him, but failed to garner enough votes for an impeachment.
    Mitra Taj, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Three years prior, he was ousted as a senior royal.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Labour has never ousted one of its leaders while in government, but there is a process.
    ABC News, 16 May 2026
  • She was ousted in the quarterfinals last year.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
  • This time around, Uresti is following through with her bid to oust Lopez.
    Gilbert Garcia, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Feb. 2022
  • Hugh Freeze can't feel good about his prospects after Kelly got ousted.
    Chase Goodbread, The Tuscaloosa News, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Trump declined to say if ousting Maduro was his ultimate goal.
    Christian Orozco, NBC news, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Johnson then ousted Lightfoot in the mayor’s race three years ago.
    Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
  • Still, Congress has held two censure votes to oust him, the last one in early May.
    Lucien Chauvin, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2021
  • After Rollins was ousted from the group, there's no word on what plans could be going forward.
    Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • In April 2026, he was ousted amid a fight with a high-stakes gambler.
    Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The governor was flanked by more than a dozen officers who hailed the move to oust Warren.
    Lori Rozsa, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2022
  • McEnany is the first female host to fill in since Carlson was ousted.
    Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner, 4 May 2023
  • But Murphy is popular in many neighborhoods and will be tough to oust.
    Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025

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