How to Use detoxify in a Sentence

detoxify

verb
  • For most people, sweating a lot does not detoxify them at all.
    — Kelly Conaboy, The Atlantic, 1 June 2017
  • This mask works from root to tip to detoxify, soften, and improve scalp health.
    — Annie Blackman, Allure, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Certain greens — ferns, palms, and ivy to name a few — also detoxify the air around you, too.
    — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 2 June 2020
  • The team suspects that charcoal helped detoxify the ferns, which can be toxic.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
  • This was a much bigger idea than the right of a naturopath to sell sham detoxifying candles.
    — Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling, The New Republic, 28 Feb. 2023
  • The spa is a slice of heaven, with cocoa body wraps and detoxifying coffee scrubs.
    — Catherine Fairweather, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Made with salts that naturally soothe and detoxify the body, these are an easy way to take bath time to the next level.
    — Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day, 28 Apr. 2022
  • When your poop is light, the liver isn't producing enough bile, which means your body is not detoxifying well.
    — Tehrene Firman, Redbook, 15 Aug. 2017
  • Sweat mostly consists of water and is not considered the main way for the body to detoxify.
    — Jessie Quinn, Flow Space, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The liver is involved in detoxifying the blood and toxins in the blood affect the brain.
    — Joe Peterburger, National Geographic, 17 Mar. 2018
  • Steaming does detoxify your skin and helps remove dirt, oil, and bacteria.
    — Tatjana Freund, ELLE, 22 Nov. 2022
  • The body can eliminate harmful substances and detoxify on its own.
    — Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Finally, sea moss is a great way to detoxify your body and promote healthy digestion.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022
  • But your liver, kidneys and lungs have likely already worked overtime to detoxify your body.
    — Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2022
  • What about the claims that chlorophyll can detoxify blood, provide energy and reduce body odor?
    — Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2021
  • If your goal this year is to detoxify your skin and get rid of acne, La Roche-Posay is here to help.
    — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Apr. 2022
  • Apparently, the mud baths detoxify your body and can help heal sunburns, eczema, arthritis, sore joints, and more.
    — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 16 May 2025
  • The menu of services can include a range of treatments, all promising to purify and detoxify.
    — Audrey Cleo Yap, Glamour, 21 May 2018
  • But people and animals with the sickle-cell trait have to break down and detoxify misshapen red blood cells their entire lives.
    — Quanta Magazine, 30 Aug. 2016
  • The decadent notes from top to bottom create a rich rosy scent, while volcanic minerals detoxify the scalp and give the hair body.
    — Jennifer Ford, Forbes, 5 May 2021
  • Sweat is detoxifying Some people pay good money to sit in a sauna and sweat out the bad stuff coursing through their bodies.
    — Weldon B. Johnson, azcentral, 14 July 2018
  • Whether Hannity’s hint of contrition is enough to detoxify his show remains to be seen.
    — Tina Nguyen, The Hive, 26 May 2017
  • The liver in particular has to work extremely hard to detoxify the body.
    — Maria Berentzen, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2024
  • In some cases, this is because the enzymes are used to detoxify a range of related chemicals.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 8 May 2022
  • This deodorant is made to detoxify your pits, unclogging the pores and removing toxins that may be trapped in your skin.
    — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 June 2022
  • Needless to say, charcoal can come to the rescue to detoxify the situation.
    — Devon Abelman, Allure, 1 Nov. 2021
  • There is also Japanese raisin tree in the cream that is meant to help detoxify and rid the skin of any impurities.
    — NBC News, 19 Mar. 2021
  • It's made with pure shea butter, detoxifying moringa seed oil, and soothing aloe leaf juice to revitalize itchy, dull, and flaky skin.
    — Emily Shiffer, Women's Health, 9 Sep. 2023
  • The team believes that the sauropods ate the charcoal to detoxify stomach contents, since ferns can be toxic to herbivores.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The gene causes the chestnut to produce oxalate oxidase, an enzyme that detoxifies the blight’s acid.
    — Julia Rosen, latimes.com, 25 June 2019

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