exorcise
Example Sentences
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Unlike Supergirl, the child thinks it’s healthier to exorcise — not imbibe — one’s heartache.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026
I get to exorcise this stuff in my job.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026
The modern West tried to exorcise these demons.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026
To exorcise the ghosts of Paris, they must wait until 2027.
From BBC • Nov. 8, 2024
Luck of some sort came when my maternal grandmother—who had been away in the Shangaan Bantustan attending a ceremony to exorcise evil spirits from a raving mad relative—came back unexpectedly.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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