In a sentence
Six example sentences with displacement, each labelled with its topic.
The dam's construction caused the displacement of forty villages, whose residents were moved to new towns on higher ground.
History
Rising seas are driving the displacement of whole island communities, whose families now rebuild on the mainland.
Environment
The documentary follows the displacement of a fishing village, its boats hauled inland when the harbor became a naval base.
Movies
The highway plan triggered the displacement of two thousand households, and the council election became a vote on the road.
Politics
Building the stadium meant the displacement of a whole neighborhood, whose row houses were cleared in a single summer.
Architecture
The memoir describes the family's displacement from the valley when the reservoir rose, and the church steeple still under water.
Literature
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