cleanse
Example Sentences
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“No power, no justification, and no time can cleanse this great tragedy.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
"For the rivers within us flow with ease, fears washed away, cleanse and purify. Come to peace with our tears and discover what it means to be alive," she says.
From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026
Lopez: You need to cleanse every once in a while.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025
I’ll shower, cleanse, moisturize and all that stuff.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025
But Zeitoun knew that the Qur’an allowed that if there was no water available, Muslims could use dust to cleanse themselves, even if only ceremoniously.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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