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Example sentences for: cleanse

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If, as critics observe, the Serbs have managed to cleanse Kosovo in less than four weeks, what difference could NATO have made by beginning a ground force buildup (which takes considerable time) a month ago?
Gates is just "putting a new face on the company"-a "kinder, gentler look"-to cleanse Microsoft's corporate image and soften up the DOJ.
One can imagine ironic or otherwise complex readings of these statements that might attempt to cleanse them of their offensive meaning, just as the Times attempts to cleanse the Virgin Mary canvas of its offensive meaning by quoting the artist, Chris Ofili, saying it all has something to do with his childhood confusion about the virgin birth.
It is advisable to cleanse exposed parts of the body immediately after collecting effluent samples.