Example Sentences

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Will the doors of perception ever be cleansed?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

The 2008 stock market crash and the pandemic-related crash in 2020 cleansed the market of at least some of its froth, making many hostile bids more inviting.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

“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

His father tossed the antler to the side and cleansed his hands in the snow.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin