How to Use expunge in a Sentence

expunge

verb
  • Writing the book was a way to expunge that shame in some regard.
    — Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2022
  • The charges were dropped and expunged from his record in 2016.
    — Patrick T. Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 23 May 2014
  • The charges against King were dropped and the arrest expunged from his record.
    — David Harris, orlandosentinel.com, 2 July 2019
  • The city was ordered to pay him back wages and expunge the suspension.
    — oregonlive, 15 Aug. 2020
  • My naivety was expunged in my first few weeks on the job post-graduation.
    — Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, The Dial, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Tracy helped expunge Luc’s record.
    — Longreads, 3 Feb. 2026
  • That pay-for-play, which has taken so many forms over the decades, will be expunged from the system?
    — Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 10 June 2025
  • Air is brought in through the snorkel and expunged through a vent in the mask upon exhaling.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 20 May 2025
  • He was charged with obstructing a highway — a charge since expunged.
    — Diego Mendoza-Moyers, ExpressNews.com, 1 Nov. 2019
  • Court costs were expunged for time served since his arrest and he will be given credit for that time.
    — Arkansas Online, 18 Dec. 2019
  • Much stronger than runners and stalkers, clickers are tough to kill and even tougher to expunge from your dreams.
    — Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Many of the students suing say their charges shouldn’t be held against them because they were dropped or expunged.
    — Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2025
  • The Senate expunged the vote to clear the way for another vote on the bill.
    — Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online, 16 Apr. 2025
  • As part of the settlement the city agreed to expunge the suspension from its records.
    — Steven Goode, courant.com, 10 May 2017
  • There is currently no way to expunge an eviction record in Maine.
    — Sawyer Loftus, ProPublica, 5 Aug. 2025
  • From there, her record was expunged and police returned her $500.
    — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 16 Sep. 2019
  • Brandon Fox, Hendon’s lawyer, said the case will be expunged.
    — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 8 Aug. 2024
  • The pardon was found by a judge to be valid, but Arpaio fought on to try to get his offense expunged from court records.
    — Peter Blumberg, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Feb. 2020
  • Scott's lawyer, Doug Norwood, said his believes the charge will be expunged from his record.
    — Kristi Nix, Houston Chronicle, 12 Mar. 2018
  • Aroma spent years trying to expunge films of her abuse from the Internet.
    — Charlie Campbell / Tokyo, Time, 29 Oct. 2019
  • Then, the Senate expunged the vote to clear the way for another vote on the bill in the future.
    — Michael R. Wickline, arkansasonline.com, 3 Feb. 2025
  • The irony, of course, is Arnold has done his best to expunge his own personal history.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
  • His attorney, Joseph Reddin, asked that the case be expunged from his client's record.
    — Steven Martinez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2018
  • The decision of whether to expunge the charge from Johnson’s record is up to the judge, Howe said.
    — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The mother was able to get the case expunged, but the court process left her feeling like a criminal, Wiese said.
    — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Those who receive a pardon in the Buckeye State still have to ask a court to expunge or seal their record.
    — Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland, 8 Jan. 2020
  • By the end of 2022 Ferrari’s felony record was legally expunged.
    — Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
  • Rinehart said that any charges related to those and other incidents may have been sealed or expunged.
    — Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2025
  • Many states have already taken steps such as expunging criminal records.
    — Gene Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Last August, the man accused of stalking Koehler asked a judge to expunge the stalking case.
    — Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Jan. 2022

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