erase

Example Sentences

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In the face of efforts to erase or sanitize the uncomfortable history of our country, confronting this past is more important than ever.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

At extremely small scales, atoms can shift positions or fill gaps, which can erase stored data.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

Over a simple acoustic backing, he reminisces about "smokey bars and cheap guitars", observing that while Liverpool is always changing, "nothing can erase the days we left behind".

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

"Distance may separate our people, but it does not erase identity," Opoku-Agyemang said.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

All she had were the images burned on her brain and the sensations burned into her skin, and how did you erase those?

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby