Ousted
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Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Oust
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Examples
- Brahminism had long since ousted Buddhism from India, but the converts to Islam were still but a small ruling minority in the land. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Would Miss Crawley herself hold out; and had she not a secret longing to welcome back the ousted adversary? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The plebeians were ousted from any share in the conquered lands, which the patricians divided up among themselves. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- She chuckled and laughed as she told how the ousted lover had sat with his head buried under his wing, on the gravel. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
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