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

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

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

It was cleansing and healing; it was soothing and restful and corrective, setting what was sane within us free.

From The High Heart by King, Basil