Members of a diaspora

Usage examples of exiles.

The soldiers brooked no delay, nor hesitated to use musket butt or bayonet to urge on the tardy, as if the exiles were no more than cattle driven to slaughter.

More Militiamen stood there, alert as the exiles were freed and herded to the hold.

Some exiles carried small bundles that they clutched close, afraid of losing whatever pitiful valuables they had managed to bring with them.

You are exiles and you have no rights, only such charity as we elect to grant you.

Fifty marines should certainly be sufficient to main-tain order and discipline amongst the exiles, nor did he doubt that Var would make good his promises of executions and floggings.

Indeed, were his companions on the journey to Bantar typical of his fellow exiles, he shared this miserable hold with a crew of ruffians.

Perhaps one day the exiles might rise up and overthrow the masters, take Salvation for their own.

Salvation, perhaps even Inquisitors, whilst the exiles would have none.

In too many ways he felt a greater kinship with the marines who watched him as he exercised and understood better than his fellow exiles what he did and why.

He could hear Davyd moaning in the bunk above, the grunts and cries of copulation loud amidst the snoring of those exiles fortunate enough to find sound sleep.

So I hereby order that all the exiles be paraded on deck to witness administration of your punishment.

On those occasions the boats were crewed by exiles, marines stationed at tiller and bow.

Apart from the obvious threat of flogging, the exiles were so wearied by their labors that none had the energy to foment trouble.

He spoke a moment with Spelt, and the major barked an order that brought soldiers forward, urging the exiles to a circumnavigation of the pen.

He no longer thought of finding like-minded folk amongst his fellow exiles, and had given up his vague dream of fomenting rebellion.