exorcising
- present participle of exorcise.
Example Sentences
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LeBron James has 32 points as the Lakers get a second win in Sacramento in three days, exorcising past demons of being dominated recently by their rivals to the north.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2024
Wiktor can help some of the locals by exorcising their demons, but he can also summon salutors to help him fight the imperial Russian soldiers who control the city.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2024
They could yet take the series 3-1, exorcising the demons of a 2-2 draw in 2019 when they were the better side and should have won.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2023
I’m interested in looking inward and looking outward, exorcising these catastrophic figures and catastrophic events.
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2023
They were not arresting a man, they were exorcising fear.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
