exorcise

Example Sentences

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The modern West tried to exorcise these demons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

“We haven’t forgotten that loss because it ended our season and he helped us exorcise that demon.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2026

"We start in that world where we're shackled, and then we exorcise it," Taylor explains.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2025

With a first-round matchup against the Golden Knights or Kings, Demers said “Edmonton just needs to exorcise those demons.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 18, 2024

And I had heard that Ultima could lift the curses laid by brujas, that she could exorcise the evil the witches planted in people to make them sick.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya