purgatorial

Example Sentences

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But “El Conde” is more interested in the loss of power, and in the strange, purgatorial existence that awaits its immortal subject years after his presumed death at the age of 91.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2023

It feels even more pertinent knowing the organization’s purgatorial position in the standings makes the choice on whether to buy, sell or stand pat by the Aug. 1 trade deadline especially daunting.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 29, 2023

The cinematographer Agnès Godard shoots the wintry Swiss setting in desiccated blue tones, making the empty field between the line and the house look particularly purgatorial.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2023

It makes total sense that anyone would feel relieved with the death of someone they loved and had a complicated relationship because they're no longer in that purgatorial space with them.

From Salon • Aug. 21, 2022

A little later, downstairs in the lobby, which looked like some purgatorial setting, Nazario had assembled most of the tenants.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez