purgative
Example Sentences
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Taking out the trash is like administering a purgative to my house.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 28, 2019
And this, too, felt like a purgative end to 2016.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 3, 2017
Teddy Roosevelt also glorified war for its own sake, treating it as a refreshing purgative to enliven the spirit and a country’s greatness.
From Slate ● Sep. 12, 2014
Dosed on Pepto Bismol for Quetzal’s Revenge after a week in the jungle, I didn’t think a purgative was necessary, nor, in the unreal surroundings, a hallucination.
From New York Times ● Sep. 13, 2013
Bottles of rye, purgative waters and eaux for every conceivable toilette made a companionable click in his worn carpet bag.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
