cleanse

Example Sentences

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Once, they brought in a shaman to cleanse the house with sage and cedar during a full blood moon.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 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

Lopez: You need to cleanse every once in a while.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

The abrasive Atlantic winds and the salt of the sea would eventually cleanse my soul.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros