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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025

There were whispers of spirits and haints, and even the conjure woman called in to cleanse the place said that there was nothing to be done.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland