How to Use exorcise in a Sentence

exorcise

verb

• The movie is about a priest who tries to exorcise demons from a young girl.
• The Tide exorcised some demons against Bryant and the Tigers.
  — USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2018
• The way to exorcise your guilt is to own up to your part and see if there’s a way to make amends.
  — Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2024
• If the goal was to exorcise some of the city's racist demons and set us on the road to healing ... well, there is a lot still to be done there.
  — Tim Morris, NOLA.com, 11 May 2017
• This draft won't exorcise the ghosts of 2003, but picking No.
  — Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press, 22 May 2020
• Nathan Chen's quest to exorcise the Olympic demons from four years ago is now complete.
  — Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2022
• Along came Arby’s and a chance to exorcise those demons.
  — Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2022
• The Week 6 rematch with the Chiefs is a chance to exorcise some of last year’s remaining demons.
  — Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 7 Sep. 2022
• Why are people around the globe so exorcised over the dress code at Ken Stewart’s Grille in Akron?
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 2 Aug. 2023
• Shugart exorcised his demons between innings and emerged from the dugout a new man.
  — Nick Moyle, Houston Chronicle, 18 May 2018
• The Tigers exorcised eight years of agony with a 46-41 win at Alabama.
  — George Schroeder, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2019
• Nathan Chen's quest to exorcise the demons from the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang is nearly complete.
  — USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2022
• The Clippers are eager to exorcise their false-start demons in Game 4 versus the Utah Jazz tonight.
  — Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2021
• But the populist specter, which is haunting so much of Europe, has been exorcised from the U.K. body politic.
  — Fraser Nelson, WSJ, 23 Mar. 2018
• Sloan and Don are back to exorcising their demons about Charlie to Will.
  — Jordan Crucchiola and Jason Kehe, WIRED, 15 Dec. 2014
• You might be stuck in a trauma loop and sometimes the winter is a great time to exorcise demons, man, and get them out of your life.
  — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2022
• The Bruins’ 1-0 lead subdued a St. Louis crowd yearning for the Cup and yearning to exorcise 50-plus years of demons.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 10 June 2019
• Then came Game 7, when Kawhi Leonard exorcised 20 years worth of playoff ghosts.
  — Andrew Sharp, SI.com, 6 June 2019
• The book follows a possessed eleven-year-old, and two priests who attempt to exorcise her.
  — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 24 Oct. 2022
• You are being given a chance to exorcise them for good.
  — Cj Thurlow, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2022
• New Yorkers came by the thousands to the bomb scene that day to show their defiance and exorcise their fears.
  — Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 10 Mar. 2021
• Exes are to be exorcised from one's life in as messy and showy a way as possible.
  — Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Feb. 2023
• Kramer is like a grizzled sheriff who has come to exorcise your demons.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Sep. 2023
• In so doing, the Trumpian spirits would, for all intents and purposes, be exorcised—from the GOP and the body politic.
  — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 13 Apr. 2023
• To start their second dynasty, the Cowboys had to exorcise the demons of the past, starting with the 49ers at Candlestick Park.
  — Dallas News, 15 Jan. 2022
• Wearing what was surely a faux fur coat and a top hat, Dallas’ queen exorcised her demons during the first half of the set.
  — Jeremy Hallock, Dallas News, 23 Feb. 2020
• For the Wild, the shootout win helped them extend their season-long point streak to nine games, while exorcising some overtime demons in the process.
  — Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 1 Dec. 2019
• On my way to college, I got rid of it, hoping to exorcise Carlton.
  — Wesley Morris, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2020
• Procession gives them the chance to exorcise those demons.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2021
• The first stop was qualification, where Jordan exorcised her Tokyo demons by hitting all four of her routines.
  — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Nov 2024