How to Use purify in a Sentence
purify
verb- We purified the water by boiling it.
- You can purify the air with a filtration system.
- She believed she could purify herself through constant prayer.
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It's built to purify the air in rooms up to 361 square feet.
— Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 21 June 2022 -
The square footage of the space should be equal or less to what the device can purify.
— Alida Nugent, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2024 -
Buttons on the front turn the device on, dry the waste, purify it, and open the lid.
— Richard Baguley, Wired, 31 Mar. 2022 -
Blueair claims the device can purify the air in a 2640 square feet room in an hour.
— Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 20 May 2024 -
Himalayan Pink Salt is a great way to purify and clean the air.
— Amanda Lauren, Forbes, 28 June 2021 -
The fast is a form of worship that is meant to purify, Zafar said.
— Austindedios, oregonlive, 18 Apr. 2023 -
It’s meant to purify the soul and unite Muslims in worship.
— Yadira Sanchez Olson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2022 -
Stay inside with the windows and doors shut, and take steps to purify the air in your space, experts said.
— Washington Post, 22 July 2021 -
This means that not all waste will be profitable to purify.
— Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2022 -
This fan can purify the air in a 300-square-foot space, which is about the size of a large primary bedroom.
— Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Sep. 2022 -
The device can purify the air in spaces up to 360 square feet, so it's best placed in small- to medium-sized rooms.
— Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com, 15 Aug. 2021 -
But the windows will never be cleaned; the most that can be hoped for is a hard, purifying rain.
— Clare Sestanovich, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023 -
This process involves the use of solvents and acids to isolate and purify the delta 8 compound.
— Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 8 Sep. 2023 -
No, a regular Dyson fan won’t purify the air on its own.
— Alida Nugent, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2024 -
The Austin Air Healthmate, which can purify almost 930 square feet, is built like a tank.
— Dave Johnson, Forbes, 18 June 2021 -
Deep clean and purify your skin with the bar to remove oil, dirt, and other toxins from your body.
— India Espy-Jones, Essence, 30 Aug. 2023 -
Mercury is an essential tool in the process, used to collect and purify gold traces found in the soil.
— Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2020 -
The water dispenser has built-in UV lights that purify the water.
— Chris Hachey, BGR, 23 Apr. 2021 -
Lai hopes the protein, purified from the blood of the pigs, will enter human trials next year.
— Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS, 31 July 2019 -
Her mother, Silvia, would light incense and place water, salt and sugar to purify the space ahead of the Day of the Dead.
— Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Oct. 2022 -
And the natural gas it’s pulled from is dirty and full of other substances, too, so the plant has to purify it during the process.
— Yessenia Funes, Vox, 9 Aug. 2024 -
The same earthy clay and charcoal that purify pores can also whiten teeth and degrease roots.
— Jolene Edgar, Allure, 24 June 2022 -
The first is a Daily Clay Cleanser, meant to be used in the morning and at night for exfoliation and to purify the skin.
— Sean Abrams, Men's Health, 17 Nov. 2022 -
The fast consists of abstaining from food and drink is intended to purify the body and soul.
— Jamie Carter, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024 -
Wash me completely clean of my guilt; purify me from my sin!
— Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 25 Jan. 2023 -
Instead of sugar or salt, this scalp scrub counts on apricot seed to exfoliate and menthol to purify.
— Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024 -
Luckily, today there are many simple and convenient ways to purify water from running streams and lakes along the trail.
— Jen Ator, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2024
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