All 12 Uses
expel
in
Warriors Don't Cry
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- The rumor was that the White Citizens Council would pay reward money to the person who could incite us to misbehave and get ourselves expelled.†
p. 158.2expelled = forced out
- I was devastated when Superintendent Blossom said he would recommend her expulsion.†
p. 163.4expulsion = the act of forcing out
- I knew they were just hoping I'd do or say something that would result in my expulsion.†
p. 164.2
- THREE CHS PUPILS SUSPENDED; MINNIJEAN BROWN EXPELLED —Arkansas Gazette, Tuesday, February 18, 1958†
p. 166.5 *expelled = forced out
- Minnijean was expelled after a forty-minute hearing.†
p. 166.5
- The official announcement of her expulsion was a devastating defeat for us.†
p. 166.6expulsion = the act of forcing out
- The NAACP had counted on getting Minnijean's expulsion reversed, but Blossom and the school board were adamant in sticking to their conclusion, despite all the pressure on them.†
p. 166.8
- He warned me to keep Minnijean's expulsion in mind.†
p. 169.5
- I desperately wanted to get out of there, but I knew I couldn't move or the group would start a fight and set me up for expulsion, for sure.†
p. 180.8
- At first we saw no difference, but we began to notice a slight bit of peace in the hallways, and we were heartened to hear that another girl had been expelled for handing out the cards saying "One Down, Eight to Go."†
p. 186.8expelled = forced out
- Nevertheless, as she fussed and fumed about my wicked desires, I kept my expression pleasant, the same as I did in the halls of Central High in order to avoid expulsion.†
p. 188.2expulsion = the act of forcing out
- In the days that followed, we were repeatedly warned that nothing mattered more than avoiding any activity that would get us expelled.†
p. 202.6expelled = forced out
Definitions:
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(1)
(expel) force outespecially in 2 primary senses:
- kicking someone out of an organization -- such as a school or country
- squeezing something to eliminate a liquid or gas
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)