Example Sentences

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Will's signature swagger, which was once-revered in his old town, now ostracizes him from his peers and loved ones.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2022

The film portrays how Japanese society, often working like a claustrophobic village, ostracizes and punishes what it sees as erring individuals.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 24, 2021

Mesa County’s “siloed, non-collaborative behavior ostracizes us from our Western Slope neighbors,” she added.

From Washington Times • Mar. 6, 2019

A man searches for answers a decade after his close-knit high school clique inexplicably ostracizes him.

From Slate • Nov. 30, 2014

He is at once dishonored; society ostracizes him.

From Black Diamonds by Jókai, Mór