cleanse
Example Sentences
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“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
His own routine is pretty basic: cleanse, tone and moisturize along with using the line’s other products including facial scrub, antiperspirant and body washes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2026
Lopez: You need to cleanse every once in a while.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025
He offered Chappell thirty-six dollars to cleanse the bones and skull and return to him a fully articulated skeleton.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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