years of exile

collocation in English

meaningsofyearandexile

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year
noun
uk
/jɪər/us
/jɪr/
a period of twelve months, especially from 1 January to ...
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exile
noun
uk
/ˈek.saɪl/us
/ˈek.saɪl/
the condition of someone being sent or kept away from their own country, village, etc., especially for ...
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(Definition ofyearandexilefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Two more weeks are left of the 13thyearofexile.
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The years of exile offered an opportunity to rethink the past in a new and different context in a party that historically had not participated actively on the international level.
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I am told that many of them, owing to years of exile, had got out of touch with agricultural and pastoral pursuits.
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The clothing situation was far worse than the food situation, as after ten years of exile many of them had very little left of their original clothing.
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Salvius is convicted and sentenced to five years of exile.
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After his release, he was sentenced to seven more years of exile.
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Otero was permitted to return after three years of exile.
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Aubame was sentenced to 10 years of hard labor and 10 years of exile, a sentence that was later commuted.
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He paid a high price for such actions: fifteen months living underground, seventeen years of imprisonment and eight years of exile.
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During the years of exile (until 1920) he studied and wrote on his experiences.
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She and her husband were sentenced to 3 years of exile.
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Both men received 5 years in prison and 2 years of exile.
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Marchenko was declared a dangerous offender, and was sentenced to ten years imprisonment and five years of exile.
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They were initially sentenced to three years of exile, but then freed.
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However, ten years of exile usually resolved whatever had prompted the expulsion.
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Number of deaths during the first 5 years of exile!
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During the 12 years of exile in the forest, they prepared for war.
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Theodore's years of exile, regular fasting, and exceptional exertions had taken their toll, and in 826 he became quite ill.
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