Examples of “exile” in a Sentence

noun The state of being forced to live away from your home country, often for political reasons.

• After the coup, the old leader lived in exile abroad.
• Life in exile was lonely, and she missed her family and her city.
• He spent twenty years in exile before the regime finally collapsed.

noun A person living away from their home country because they have been forced out.

• The writer became an exile after her books were banned at home.
• Many exiles gathered in the city to share news from their homeland.
• The café was a favorite meeting spot for political exiles.

verb To force someone to leave their home country, usually as punishment.

• The king decided to exile his rival rather than put him in prison.
• In ancient times, rulers would exile anyone who spoke against them.
• Napoleon was exiled to the island of Elba.