Example Sentences

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But even if they do, using them in this way goes completely against the deeper implication that “Europeras” is cleansing the New World of the Old.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2018

The first step to preventing acne is cleansing your skin of sweat and dirt regularly, which my experts recommended that you be conscientious about doing immediately after a sweaty activity like a workout.

From Slate • Aug. 1, 2018

“Sometimes it is a challenge to help them put their feelings into ‘feeling’ words rather than cognitive words, but when they do, the realization is cleansing and liberating.”

From Seattle Times • May 25, 2016

Flooding may forever scar us with moist, mildewy memories, but for many the smell of rain is cleansing and refreshing—relief from the relentless summer heat.

From Scientific American • Jul. 18, 2012

“I knew the whole time. Rain is cleansing, after all. It reveals the truth.”

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi