All 4 Uses of
banish
in
Three Cups of Tea
- For the first time, he wondered whether he'd be able to complete the school before cold weather set in, but he banished the thought, propped his head against a bale of hay, and lulled by the slowly rocking truck, slept.
Chpt 7banished = expelled or gotten rid of
- All those nights thrashing in the sleeping bag on Dudzinski's dusty floor, trying to banish her and the sense of family found and then lost so sleep could come.
Chpt 11banish = expel or get rid of
- He wants you banished from Pakistan.
Chpt 15 *banished = expelled or gotten rid of
- Because if he came bearing the worst news, Mortenson might be banished from Pakistan forever.
Chpt 16
Definition:
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(banish) to expel or get rid ofin various senses, including:
- to force someone to leave a country as punishment
- to push an idea from the mind