Sentence examples for the ostracizing from inspiring English sources
verb
To exclude (a person) from society or from a community, by not communicating with (them) or by refusing to acknowledge (their) presence; to refuse to talk to or associate with; to shun.
The movie's superficial explanation of his insatiable drive for celebrity ascribes it to the ostracizing of his family of Estonian immigrants in Whittier, Calif., where he grew up.
If suburban affluence holds out a dream of ultimate security, the price of that illusion is the ostracizing of anything that could conceivably burst that bubble.
The ostracizing of people who were HIV-positive by a community that regards the disease as punishment for promiscuity had long made Africans, especially women, think twice about presenting themselves for testing or treatment.
But as long as the fashionistas ostracize the rest of us, they can suck it.
We simply don't have the stomach for permanently ostracizing the sexually irresponsible — be they a pregnant starlet, a thrice-divorced tycoon, or even a prostitute-hiring politician.
"When I began working with the victims, the town ostracized and criticized me for being associated with the women," Mrs. Mai, 49, recounted in an interview.
There's a tendency in 'The Real World' towards humiliation, towards ostracizing the person you don't like.
Crown Prince Abdullah initiated what was called a "national dialogue" this year that included the huge step of inviting the once ostracized Shiite minority into the fold.
The bank is ostracizing mortgage brokers because it wants the most suitable loan applicants.
The establishment ostracized him but the campaign worked its angle: his name stuck.
His drawings often combined the socially approved with the culturally ostracized.
