cleanser

Example Sentences

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There was a brief section of black, as a sort of palate cleanser, but it was the pink that stood out.

From New York Times

Every once in awhile there was an interregnum of black, like a palate cleanser: coats and wool dresses with chains strung around the neck and secured on one shoulder; knee-length silk frocks with built-in corsets.

From New York Times

In Olympics past, one could simply venture into the surrounding city for a palate cleanser.

From New York Times

Open the bathroom cabinet and the moisturisers and cleansers you see inside may well have got more expensive recently.

From BBC

For a palate cleanser, take your spoonful of sorbet in less-touristy Fenwick, Conn. The borough, which is part of Old Saybrook, is about 75 miles from Newport — and a million miles away in restraint.

From Washington Post