catharsis
Example Sentences
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Mr. Krivak captures the terror and tenderness of their ordeal, and he builds to an ending of exceptional catharsis.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 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
The good news is that this show will offer new catharsis in a second season that’s already been greenlighted.
From Salon • Dec. 17, 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
