Used in a Sentence

ousted

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for ousted.

Editorial note

Ev was surprised, and a few people said they'd quit if Ev was ousted (including, initially, Dick).

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Quick take

(transitive) To expel; to remove.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of ousted gathered in one view.

verb

(transitive) To expel; to remove.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for ousted.

verb

(transitive) To expel; to remove.

Example sentences

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Ev was surprised, and a few people said they'd quit if Ev was ousted (including, initially, Dick).

2

The only reason Greece is still in, it's because no one is sure what's gonna happen once it's ousted.

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And by the way - everybody is ok with Saudis attacking Yemen where the president they liked was ousted...

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Pao is a hero to many online for her gender equality fight, but was ousted by people online as well.

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That's not the same as trying to get JMP shut down or editors ousted because it publishes papers on Bohmian mechanics.

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At the time he was ousted, he was the CEO of Mozilla, which is both a leadership and a PR job.

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There's no proof that women are systematically targeted to be ousted from the tech field.

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Then the CEO was ousted, Elop brought in, and shit really hit the fan.

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What seems to be the worst part of this is that his( Tim's ) University ousted him immediately, based on no real evidence.

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Even more cynical to see ex-uber 'employees' being ousted by the mothership.

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Have you read the book by other Twitter founder who was ousted?

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This would also be consistent with the employees feeling a significant amount of loyalty toward Ev, and several wanting to quit when he was ousted.

Quote examples

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Doch di Mauro ist kein Ingenieur, wie angenommen wurde" amounts to "Ousted BER-Planner was only a technical draftsman...

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I guess I will soon be part of their statistics on "brain drain", although right now I feel more ousted from France than attracted to anywhere else.

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(As I said: "The single worst-looking one on the examiner.com page was...".) As mcantelon said, that (while certainly unpleasant and possibly unethical or illegal or both -- but it's hard to be sure in the absence of context; ousted from what?

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use ousted in a sentence?

Ev was surprised, and a few people said they'd quit if Ev was ousted (including, initially, Dick).

What does ousted mean?

(transitive) To expel; to remove.

What part of speech is ousted?

ousted is commonly used as verb.