exorcise
Example Sentences
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The modern West tried to exorcise these demons.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026
Unai Emery returns to Paris St-Germain to exorcise the personal demons of the so-called "La Remontada" while providing the X-factor in Aston Villa's attempt to reach a Champions League semi-final.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2025
In the track “‘Become the Lies,’ Vasquez “tries to exorcise the memory of his absent father, whose spirit lingers doggedly behind him like a shadow,” she wrote.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2024
As durability has become less of a concern — Leonard has played in 30 and George 32 of the team’s 34 games — the Clippers have shown an ability to exorcise other past demons.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2024
She reached her hands into her shirt to massage her chest as if trying to exorcise the pain from her heart.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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