catharsis
Example Sentences
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The great tragedies permit catharsis, and their ruinous endings are part of that process.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
The catharsis I felt then of finally seeing it after so many decades has not.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2025
Telling her story has also been a "catharsis", she said.
From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025
But once you decide to level with your children with bracing honesty and vulnerability, you’re well on your way to achieving catharsis.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 2, 2025
Zendagi migzara, Afghans like to say: Life goes on, unmindful of beginning, end, kamyab, nah-kam, crisis or catharsis, moving forward like a slow, dusty caravan of kochis.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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