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
In a family in which such direct, vulnerable declarations are rare, Agnes’ comment is both a shock and a catharsis.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026
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
