cleanse
verb (used with object)
to make clean.
cleansed
Example Sentences
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Maybe it’s because he was lucky enough to have his footprint cleansed a bit.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
Will the doors of perception ever be cleansed?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2026
“That cleansed the space of a lot of weaker companies,” he says.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2025
The purpose of earthly life for a good 16th-century Christian was to prepare for life with God in heaven, their soul cleansed of mortal sin.
From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2025
There it pooled, relaxed, cleansed itself, and bubbled into laughter at the sheer joy of having us in its midst.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
