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Mr. Tom Posted 9 years ago
Vocabulary

Use of eject

Hi

Is the use of eject natural here?

(eject = remove forcibly)

A - This is the house we were ejected from.

B - Why?

A - We couldn't pay the rent for three months.

Thanks,

Tom

  

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The standard term is evicted. Clive

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  • The standard term is evicted.
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The standard term is evicted.

Clive

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Eviction is the word you're looking for.


Ejected is used in these ways:

- An athlete may be ejected from a game by a referee for breaking the rules.

- A pilot may eject from an airplane to avoid being killed in a crash.

- A passenger may be ejected from the car during a crash.

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