How to Use evict in a Sentence
evict
verb
- His landlord has threatened to evict him if he doesn't pay the rent soon.
- They were evicted from their apartment.
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Hence, the lender was able to evict you and sell the home.
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Ilyce Glink and Samuel J. Tamkin,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2023
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There are no plans to evict any of the tenants, Mills said.
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Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 May 2024
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The city of San Diego moved to evict most tenants from structures in 1987.
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Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2024
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The father-in-law does not own the property and did not have the right to evict.
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cleveland,
10 Sep. 2021
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Xavier doesn't use the veto, giving Big D the sole vote to evict.
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Kyle Fowle,
EW.com,
24 Sep. 2021
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Doing so, Gross said, could lead the landlord to seek to evict you.
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Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2024
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Each brought along door knockers who tried to evict her.
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Dallas News,
28 July 2022
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Think of a household in a tough stretch that can’t cover next month’s rent and is evicted.
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Patricia Cohen,
New York Times,
18 Sep. 2023
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Metro Phoenix landlords moved to evict hundreds more renters in April than March.
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Catherine Reagor,
The Arizona Republic,
3 May 2023
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The primary tenant cannot evict you or force you out of your home.
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Ronda Kaysen,
New York Times,
15 Oct. 2022
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If a judgment sides with the landlord, the tenant can be evicted.
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Nushrat Rahman,
Detroit Free Press,
25 May 2023
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If a judgment sides with the landlord, the tenant can be evicted.
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Nushrat Rahman,
Detroit Free Press,
30 July 2024
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The team turned out to have been evicted from a hotel for nonpayment.
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Ben McGrath,
The New Yorker,
23 Aug. 2023
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Gomberg fears that migrants who are evicted from city shelters will end up on the streets.
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Karin Brulliard,
Washington Post,
20 Mar. 2024
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But so far, Cerberus has refused to make an agreement with her and has asked a court to evict her.
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New York Times,
21 Nov. 2021
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He was being kept as a pet, the owner was evicted and the sanctuary took in the sick pig and nursed him back to health.
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Wendy Grossman Kantor,
Peoplemag,
24 Apr. 2023
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She is allowed to live in her apartment as long as she isn’t evicted.
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Jamiel Lynch,
CNN,
12 June 2023
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The tribe still plans to evict the remaining tribal members.
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Maya Brown,
CNN,
18 Feb. 2022
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The man described Floyd as a blind senior who was close to being evicted.
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Alexandra Duggan,
Idaho Statesman,
14 Feb. 2024
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After 24 hours, the sheriff or landlord can forcibly evict the tenant and padlock the door.
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Anna Bahney,
CNN,
2 Aug. 2021
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Being friendly is good, but who wants to evict a buddy for not paying the rent.
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Gary Singer,
sun-sentinel.com,
7 Oct. 2021
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Petersen once had to disassemble a section of the house, brick by brick, to evict a hive of bees.
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Leia Larsen,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
10 Oct. 2021
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Not great screenplays, but decent enough ideas to not have me get evicted.
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Ilana Kaplan,
Vogue,
22 Dec. 2023
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Dozens of people were evicted at the time, but the squatters returned in greater numbers.
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Lynsey Chutel,
New York Times,
6 May 2024
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Martha had violated the lease, the note said, and Florence wanted to evict her.
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Bryce Covert,
The New Republic,
5 July 2022
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Landlords moved to evict more metro Phoenix renters in July than any month since the Great Recession.
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Catherine Reagor,
The Arizona Republic,
5 Aug. 2023
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In May, authorities evicted squatters who had been living in the home since October 2023, the report states.
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Louis Casiano,
Fox News,
16 Oct. 2024
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Worse yet, due to a rent miscalculation, her landlord threatened to evict her and her family.
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Renee Hsia,
Forbes,
8 Oct. 2024
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