“The purging of corruption within the company was essential for restoring its reputation.”

“The irony is that the plotters precipitated a furious purge of dissidents in the military and may have prolonged the war.”

“The current audit is likely to result in the purge of at least some serving officers who have been deemed abusive.”

“Should she return, there must be a purge of the filth that has rifted her soul.”

“The good feeling may stem from a symbolic purgation of unwanted aspects of one's self.”

“This suffering will help you, for it is part of the purgation of your soul.”

“Exorcists were known to abstain periodically from food for reasons of vision causation, purgation, and divine encounter.”

“The purger was responsible for cleansing the organization of corrupt members.”

“Irony is the great purger and cleanser of life. Irony is a sort of spiritual massage, rubbing the souls of men.”

“The sea, that purger of sick souls, had washed away the fever and the fret of the last few days.”

“Mercury, a purgative to clean the system, and quinine, to treat fever, can cause malaria and typhus sufferers to have symptoms that mimic typhoid and dysentery.”

“Rush had given Lewis a list of rules for preserving health, which included prescription of purgatives.”

“His mother then confessed to inducing the colitis with purgatives and twice giving him salt solutions nasogastrically.”

“He rejected other common medical practices of his day such as purgatives and emetics with opium and mercury-based calomel.”

“For example, Cresswood Recycling Systems introduced a low-speed model called the Sabercat for purgings and large parts.”

“Low-horsepower dual-stage units for lumps and purgings have chipping-knife stage that feeds chips into a second stage for granulating.”

“The anorectic patients were divided into subgroups of 19 abstainers and 46 vomiters and purgers.”

“There were bingers and purgers, and everyone watched each other eat.”

“The government's purges of the civil service, unions, police, and armed forces also weakened the party's potential for political action.”

“It was painted during a period in which the father of the young woman portrayed in the painting himself fell victim to the purges.”

“The number of times a bulimic patient purges can vary widely, from as seldom as once or twice weekly to as often as 10 times per day.”