Example Sentences

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Noah had already come to me with the idea that Varga was purging, bulimic — hence the teeth.

From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2017

"I was purging, I was cleansing and I was having dialogue."

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2015

When he began selling off his possessions in 2012, he told her he was purging himself of unnecessary baggage.

From The Verge • Jul. 22, 2014

Sometimes I felt as a writer I was purging and it almost hurt to purge to that level.

From Chicago Tribune • Jul. 28, 2011

In every home, while faces carried bold fronts, there was heart searching of the ultimate depths and there was purging of souls.

From The Major by Connor, Ralph