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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Fears washed away, cleanse and purify.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
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Fears washed away, cleanse and purify.
—Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
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Fears washed away, cleanse and purify.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
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Fears washed away, cleanse and purify.
—ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
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To purify our blood, if there are any of them here, let them be taken away.
—TIME.com, 26 Sep. 2017
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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
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The indoor pool is purified with ozone.
—Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
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Like the snake plant, the spider plant will also purify the air in your home.
—Cam Wolf, GQ, 24 Oct. 2017
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Buttons on the front turn the device on, dry the waste, purify it, and open the lid.
—Richard Baguley, Wired, 31 Mar. 2022
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Himalayan Pink Salt is a great way to purify and clean the air.
—Amanda Lauren, Forbes, 28 June 2021
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The fast is a form of worship that is meant to purify, Zafar said.
—Austindedios, oregonlive, 18 Apr. 2023
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Now, hardwood has become so advanced some forms can even purify the air in your home.
—Bridget Mallon, ELLE Decor, 3 Sep. 2015
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The same earthy clay and charcoal that purify pores can also whiten teeth and degrease roots.
—Jolene Edgar, Allure, 24 June 2022
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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
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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
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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
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But that doesn’t matter because that’s been purified.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 23 June 2026
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Blueair claims the device can purify the air in a 2640 square feet room in an hour.
—Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 20 May 2024
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The group was inspired by the drinking straws that hikers use to purify water.
—Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 29 Apr. 2022
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Some people even say salt lamps purify the air around them and evoke feelings of calm and restfulness.
—Liv Birdsall, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2020
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Mercury is an essential tool in the process, used to collect and purify gold traces found in the soil.
—Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2020
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Lai hopes the protein, purified from the blood of the pigs, will enter human trials next year.
—Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS, 31 July 2019
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The fast consists of abstaining from food and drink is intended to purify the body and soul.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
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This process involves the use of solvents and acids to isolate and purify the delta 8 compound.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 8 Sep. 2023
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In terms of drinks, colonists didn't have ways to purify their water, so people drank small beer or weak wine, Miller said.
—Ava Berger, NPR, 28 June 2026
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The foaming cleanser is packed with jojoba oil and kaolin and glacial clays to moisturize and purify the skin.
—Gabi Thorne, Allure, 7 Apr. 2022
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This daily shampoo gets rid of mild dandruff, and the seaweed extract helps purify your hair and scalp.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
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