was cleansing
- past progressive of cleanse.
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
The purpose for which it was required on this occasion was cleansing.
From The Preacher and His Models The Yale Lectures on Preaching 1891 by Stalker, James
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 Wilson, Harry Leon
He nodded to the surgeon and drawing a pocket knife, while Arnold was cleansing the wound, sat down beside him to whittle a stick.
From The Mountain Divide by Both, Armand
