How to Use oust in a Sentence

oust

verb
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  • The rebels ousted the dictator from power.
  • Large national banks are ousting local banks in many communities.
  • Kevin McCarthy has been ousted as speaker of the House.
    — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2023
  • But as more scandals washed over Mr. Johnson, Mr. Sunak moved to oust him.
    — Paul Hannon, WSJ, 24 Oct. 2022
  • The previous spring, Hull scored eight goals to help the Black Hawks oust the Wings in a seven-game, first-round series.
    — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Colonel el-Qaddafi was ousted from Tripoli that August.
    — James Glanz, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2023
  • The superintendent was ousted in the wake of the shooting.
    — Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
  • McEnany is the first female host to fill in since Carlson was ousted.
    — Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner, 4 May 2023
  • Sam Altman is back at the helm of OpenAI, days after the board abruptly ousted him.
    — Deepa Seetharaman, WSJ, 23 Nov. 2023
  • The morning show has been in flux after Don Lemon was ousted from the channel, and after Kaitlan Collins was moved to the 9 p.m. hour.
    — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 July 2023
  • Congress had tried to oust him, but failed to garner enough votes for an impeachment.
    — Mitra Taj, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2022
  • House Democrats on Tuesday promised to kill any effort from Greene to oust him from his speakership.
    — Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024
  • That included returning the House rules so that one member can move for a vote to oust the speaker.
    — Jeremy Herb, Manu Raju, Melanie Zanona, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2023
  • According to reports, the new speaker has agreed to allow any single member of the House to call for a vote to oust the speaker.
    — Dallas News, 9 Jan. 2023
  • After Zucker was ousted in 2022, many believed that Lemon would be on the chopping block.
    — Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Many Kentucky Democrats hated him first, having failed to oust him seven times.
    — Scott Jennings, CNN, 2 Jan. 2023
  • The second-term Republican is no ally of Trump, who tried to oust him from office last year.
    — Greg Bluestein The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (tns), Arkansas Online, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Trump tamped down an attempt to oust Johnson in May by hard liners in his conference.
    — David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Oct. 2024
  • His main rival is the man who helped oust him last year, the centrist caretaker Prime Minister Yair Lapid.
    — Shira Rubin and Claire Parker, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Nov. 2022
  • However, President Trump has renewed calls to oust the longtime Senate leader in the wake of the midterms.
    — Rafi Schwartz, The Week, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Brown stormed off after overhearing his partners plot to oust him.
    — Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2024
  • In the past, Tester has proven to be a difficult candidate to oust for Republicans.
    — Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Sep. 2024
  • For example, the formal rules and structures of the parties are still weak; Democrats had to rely on informal levers of power to oust Biden from the race.
    — Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2024
  • With the world's longest-serving female head of government now ousted, questions are swirling as to what this means for Bangladesh.
    — Justin Klawans, theweek, 7 Aug. 2024
  • Twice, Congress had tried to oust Mr. Castillo from power, but failed to garner enough votes for an impeachment.
    — Mitra Taj, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Russia may oust the commanders of all its military districts before the year's over.
    — Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2022
  • There’s something that feels correct about this video coming out at the same time as George Santos being ousted from Congress.
    — Vulture, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Max claimed he had been ousted from his position and made the decision to close the gallery while Pierre was sick with Covid, an allegation that the gallery denied.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 9 Aug. 2024
  • The Bakersfield Republican left Congress at the end of 2023, with a year left in his term, after his own party ousted him as speaker of the House.
    — Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
  • McGuffey ousted Neil in the Democratic primary in 2020 in a race that garnered national headlines.
    — Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 16 Oct. 2024

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