English

Verb

sent to Coventry

1. simple past tense and past participle of send to Coventry
   • 1844, E. A. Poe, Marginalia

     Now were these indecencies perpetrated by an American critic, that critic would be sent to Coventry by the whole press of the country [...]

   • 1992, That Creeping Feeling, episode 3x02 of The Brittas Empire:

     Julie, the staff, carrying on like that. … Not speaking to you. They've sent you to Coventry.