exorcise

Example Sentences

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The modern West tried to exorcise these demons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

"I had one song that I needed to exorcise," she says.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025

Three years wiser with two seasons of college competition steeling her nerves, Chiles put together a stellar qualification Sunday to exorcise her Olympic demons.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2024

Graham says part of “Gareth’s gentle journey” has been to exorcise the “toxic tribalism” the team can attract.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 21, 2023

And he clenched his fists and began to plead the blood, to exorcise the hosts of Hell, but even this motion was like another motion, and at length he fell on his knees to pray.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin