How to Use purge in a Sentence

purge

1 of 2 verb
  • High-ranking officials were purged from the company following the merger.
  • That’s when Stiles learned to purge.
    — Noelle Wiehe, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Winter is a great time to purge.
    — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Dec. 2025
  • Who’s bled, cried, purged, stayed silent, screamed out loud — and still showed up.
    — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 16 Nov. 2025
  • Police tried to purge traitors from their ranks — and went too far.
    — Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2022
  • Back in Texas, five days of purging await.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 12 Jan. 2026
  • That has many Democrats ready to purge Manchin from their ranks.
    — Haris Alic, Fox News, 25 July 2022
  • Mars here asks you to slow down and purge quietly.
    — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Then clean out the area, purge, assess and find a system that fits.
    — Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Maybe that oversized bath sheet that isn’t getting used needs to be purged.
    — Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Again purge ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 20 May 2026
  • And to help my Ukrainian friends now sitting next to me to purge, too.
    — Vogue, 16 Mar. 2022
  • Sheinbaum has vowed to not purge people from the registry.
    — Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Panks lost 50 pounds as his body seemed to be trying to purge something.
    — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
  • They're known to eat tough leaves and bitter plants to purge parasites from their guts.
    — Christopher Intagliata, Scientific American, 8 Mar. 2022
  • Moving is the perfect excuse to purge.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • But Death Valley did not purge me of my grief over my father.
    — Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2023
  • This is the time to purge the emotional baggage to begin again.
    — Faith Bugenhagen, Austin American Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The men and women of that department were doing their job and they were purged.
    — ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Unable to purge, a kind of mental pressure built up inside her.
    — Katie Engelhart, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Those who challenged Mao or tried to repair the damage were purged.
    — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Kings have used it to exalt themselves, tyrants to decide which people to purge.
    — Maud Newton, WSJ, 6 Apr. 2022
  • For those people, Judge is a chance to purge the sins of baseball players past.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Musk hoped the email would purge anyone on payroll who isn’t real or may be deceased.
    — Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Her group vowed to seek new laws to purge voter rolls and to elect pro-Trump insurgents.
    — David D. Kirkpatrick, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2022
  • If both sides can fight the urge to purge, perhaps a similar outcome could be achieved on war and peace.
    — W. James Antle Iii, The Week, 13 Feb. 2022
  • This is also thanks to the fact that crawfish are often purged before cooking.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 8 May 2026
  • Be sure to clean and dry the portafilter — and to purge and wipe down the milk frothing wand, if needed — when you’re done.
    — Cassidy Olsen, Good Housekeeping, 1 Apr. 2021
  • The idea that dogs graze to purge a sick stomach is one of the explanations owners reach for most.
    — Niranjana Rajalakshmi, Popular Science, 4 June 2026
  • The gas smell could be a leaking fuel line, fuel injector, and purge valve.
    — Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2026

purge

2 of 2 noun
  • Many are the result of your purge.
    — Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 16 Sep. 2025
  • His purges are a feature, not a bug.
    — Michael Sheridan, Vanity Fair, 8 Apr. 2026
  • What pieces will survive the spring purge this year?
    — Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Loomer describes her project as a constant purge.
    — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
  • First came the purge that itinerant young adults know all too well.
    — Peter Rubin, Longreads, 23 Sep. 2022
  • Once again, there are assertions of a purge.
    — Douglas M. Charles, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
  • But some in the industry say the purge may be healthy in the long run.
    — Ryan Cross, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Jan. 2023
  • Every night the city is bathed in neon red as a purge-like event begins.
    — Ryan Gaur, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Keep a donation bag or box in your closet to help with your purge.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The tech industry is going through a purge.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Why should Peacemaker avoid the purge?
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Finished with 8 1/2 sacks but was part of the roster purge.
    — Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • No utopia awaits them at the end of their purge, only more misery and a fresh round of scapegoats.
    — Laura Jedeed, The New Republic, 9 Aug. 2022
  • One of the few to survive the purge was Swedish brand Mantle.
    — Erika Reals, InStyle, 19 June 2026
  • The touch screen mounts to the lower front corner, and the purge chute goes on the rear of the machine.
    — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 27 June 2026
  • Despite being the butt of many jokes, the group managed to secure just enough points to avoid the purge.
    — Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 11 Jan. 2022
  • Start with a purge of your possessions; clear out one drawer or cabinet at a time.
    — Catherine Gaugh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2022
  • More recently, the purge of blue checks has led to a cultural change on the platform.
    — Amy O'Kruk, CNN, 29 Apr. 2023
  • This led to a purge of leaders, a host of morale issues, and less regulation.
    — Jasper Craven, The New Republic, 29 Aug. 2022
  • So far, the chemical seems to be largely surviving the food-dye purge.
    — Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2025
  • All sorts of things are thrown into the fires, like wood, leaves and food, in a symbolic purge of evil and triumph of good.
    — Hari Kumar, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The toll of the purge will become clear only gradually.
    — Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2026
  • This latest aid purge appears to be following that pattern.
    — Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Her firing coincides with a broader purge.
    — USA Today, 7 Aug. 2025
  • There’s another downside to Trump’s purge.
    — Elana Schor, semafor.com, 18 May 2026
  • The purge valve clears water easily, and the splash top helps keep minor chop from entering the tube.
    — Chantae Reden, Popular Mechanics, 30 June 2023
  • First, top executives were ousted, then about half of all workers were cut in a massive purge.
    — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Last year, Google promised to clean up Play Store, a move which has led to the purge of millions of apps.
    — Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Last year, Google promised to clean up Play Store, a move which has led to the purge of millions of apps.
    — Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • If there were Polaroids, they have been lost to time or periodic bedroom purges.
    — Alice Robb, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2023

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