| Luckily there were plenty of other sideshows around the convention halls to cheer spirits and exorcise such defeatist sentiments. |
| The sound generated by the bamboo could both arouse gods to be appeased or exorcise evil spirits. |
| Residents would even pray to some of the edifices to exorcise evil spirits and bring good weather for crops. |
| Steinbeck's appreciation of him is partly an obituary, partly an attempt to exorcise his ghost. |
| Shamans or Buddhist monks can be called on to exorcise such ill-intentioned spirits. |
| I eventually gave up and called a priest to come over and exorcise the demonic spirits. |
