brainwash
Example Sentences
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The Bombay and Gujarat high courts warned that censorship couldn't be used to "brainwash the public".
From BBC • Jun. 24, 2025
“It created a model that proved to local municipalities, to local politicians that these spaces weren’t dangerous places that are going to brainwash your kids or whatever.”
From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2023
"And that's what they do to brainwash," she continued.
From Salon • May 25, 2023
“If we had the power to brainwash kids, we’d have them do their homework.”
From Washington Times • Nov. 6, 2022
They can design dream weapons that come to life in my hands, but they will never again brainwash me into the necessity of using them.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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