cleanse

Example Sentences

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She feels cleansed by the sea and the fog that shrouds the world’s ugliness, and believes there is happiness to be salvaged from the wreckage of her past.

From The Wall Street Journal

When asked about two cleansing balms she has bought - one from a high-end brand and the other a low-priced equivalent - she says: "It's the same to me, I can't tell the difference."

From BBC

I reclined in the exam chair as Shalom parted my hair into sections and cleansed the area with an antiseptic liquid.

From Los Angeles Times

You can then launch 2026 on a cleansing note, free from longstanding guilt or upset.

From MarketWatch

It added that preventing displaced populations from returning and demolishing homes amounted to ethnic cleansing.

From Barron's