cathartic

Example Sentences

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After a difficult first season following his move from Sporting Lisbon, Gyokeres' goals were as cathartic for the Sweden striker as Eze's were for him.

From Barron's

He told a virtual panel the following month that playing a role "so close" to him had been challenging but "cathartic".

From BBC

"There's something very cathartic in engaging in horror. It's been like this in previous decades: when the world is more frightening, horror as a genre does better," he added.

From Barron's

The rich Redfellows get dispatched one by one in scenes that are fun but empty — neither cathartic nor comic, simply boxes to be checked off to great big poundings of thunder and harpsichords.

From Los Angeles Times

Writing the book felt cathartic, he said, and left him more comfortable taking off his mask.

From Los Angeles Times