cleanse
verb (used with object)
to make clean.
was cleansing
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past progressiveof cleanse.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Auburn’s Sweet 16 victory over North Carolina was a matter of such pretty craftsmanship that it was cleansing.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 29, 2019
"I was purging, I was cleansing and I was having dialogue."
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2015
During the interval of the Gloucester's frequent and ineffectual attempts to reach the island, our employment was cleansing our ship and filling our water.
From Anson's Voyage Round the World The Text Reduced by H. W. Household
She surmised sagely that he was cleansing his bosom of much perilous stuff.
From The Haunted Bookshop by Christopher Morley
With mop and bucket she was cleansing the side of a cliff, but there was a happier look on the worn old face.
From Merton of the Movies by Harry Leon Wilson
