cleanse

Example Sentences

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Russian soldiers on intercepted phone conversations called it “zachistka” — cleansing, according to an investigation by The Associated Press and the PBS series “Frontline.”

From Washington Times

He later took part in a special cleansing ceremony for the mountain - a ritual often held by locals after such incidents.

From BBC

I remember looking at a juice cleanse once and I went, “If we did that as is advised, we could buy a car with the amount of money.”

From Los Angeles Times

"Somehow, it's a bad word today to say ethnic cleansing. There's nothing wrong with wanting ethnic purity in an area," he said in the recording played to the court.

From BBC

“Members of the Amhara forces also committed the crime against humanity of deportation or forcible transfer and committed ethnic cleansing in western Tigray.”

From Seattle Times