cleanse

Example Sentences

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The author also contends that recessions don’t cleanse or restructure economies, the way wildfires clear forests of their dead wood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

“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

I’ll shower, cleanse, moisturize and all that stuff.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025

“You are in the infirmary at Redwall Abbey. As yet I do not know the full extent of your injuries. When you have rested, my friends will cleanse you and dress your wounds.”

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques