PURGE in a Sentence

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14 example sentences for PURGE, such as:

1. He purged extremists from the party.
2. He sought to purge the Democrat party of conservatives.
3. His first act as leader was to purge the party of extremists.
4. The new president carried out a purge of disloyal army officers.
5. He recently purged the armed forces, sending hundreds of officers into retirement.

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 Meanings and Examples of PURGE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
purge
 v.  remove or get rid of something unwanted; free from blame or guilt; cleanse or purify
Classic Sentence:
1  Thinking to purge the city, the population is blanched like plants raised in cellars.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER I—THE LAND IMPOVERISHED BY THE SEA
2  When I went out to the Commons, I charged Mrs. Crupp with particular directions to leave the windows open, that my sitting-room might be aired, and purged of his presence.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 25. GOOD AND BAD ANGELS
3  We passed the night at the old house, which, freed from the presence of the Heeps, seemed purged of a disease; and I lay in my old room, like a shipwrecked wanderer come home.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 54. Mr. MICAWBER'S TRANSACTIONS
Example Sentence:
1  He sought to purge the Democrat party of conservatives.
2  His first act as leader was to purge the party of extremists.
3  The leadership voted to purge the party of "hostile and anti-party elements".
4  The new president carried out a purge of disloyal army officers.
5  So it shouldn't be a surprise that county voter registrars received a list of 29,000 alleged felons to purge from the rolls.
6  In the purge that followed the student demonstrations, the government hunted down the dissident students and their supporters.
7  Hard-liners are expected to be purged from the administration.
8  It's hard to imagine now that Lawrence's novels were purged from public libraries.
9  He purged extremists from the party.
10  He recently purged the armed forces, sending hundreds of officers into retirement.
11  Aristotle maintained that tragedy created a catharsis by purging the soul of base concepts.