efface

Example Sentences

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"You may have the power to bring down the government. But you cannot efface reality," he said.

From BBC • Sep. 8, 2025

It’s exceedingly unlikely that Leo had anything to do with her murder, but the show doesn’t efface her tragedy, even as it reckons with the gravity of Leo’s.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2025

The novel derives its memorable title from Laila’s admonition that the narrator efface her idiosyncrasies, the better to morph into a version of her mother.

From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2020

Yet, though he could efface his own ego when necessary, he never dodged responsibility.

From Washington Post • Sep. 18, 2020

They seemed very small, and they tried to efface themselves in outside neglect, and the wild overgrown front yards tried to hide them from the street.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck