purgatory
Example Sentences
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Since 2008, the government has taken no conclusive action, leaving shareholders in purgatory.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
Big picture: The job market is stuck in a purgatory of sorts — it’s not getting any better, but it’s also not getting worse.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026
Alonso's career, meanwhile, became a kind of living purgatory.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026
“Ghosts in the Machine” will take us up stairs, around pathways and into now-deserted zoo enclosures as we try to free a spirit from purgatory.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026
He knew which girl from my clique I was most closely aligned with, and which girl was currently in friendship purgatory.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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