All 13 Uses of
expel
in
In the Unlikely Event
- I hope I won't be expelled.†
p. 331.1 *expelled = forced out
- Expelled?†
p. 331.1
- He expelled Suzanne's sister, Dorrie, when she was in ninth grade.†
p. 331.1
- What'd she do to get expelled?†
p. 331.2
- THE FIRST THING Mr. Royer said to Uncle Henry was "I could expel her for this."†
p. 331.7expel = force out
- Expel?†
p. 331.7
- One more incident and I promise you, Miss Ammerman, you will be expelled.†
p. 333.4expelled = forced out
- Was she supposed to be relieved she hadn't been expelled?†
p. 333.9
- Who did he think he was, threatening to expel her daughter?†
p. 334.3expel = force out
- Suzanne had done that once with a letter to her parents from her sister, Dorrie, the one who'd been expelled by Mr. Royer.†
p. 346.1expelled = forced out
- Instead she said, "School ...you know ...the usual, except I was almost expelled."†
p. 370.8
- Miri was sure at the very least he'd be expelled.†
p. 392.4
- Finally, Mr. Royer could expel someone who deserved it.†
p. 392.4expel = force out
Definition:
force out
especially in 2 primary senses:
- kicking someone out of an organization -- such as a school or country
- squeezing something to eliminate a liquid or gas