Example Sentences

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Inside the courtroom, Mark Nowak said he was "tormented" by thoughts of his son's death.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Users were plunged into their own sleepless, tormented isolation and symptoms of profound mental illness.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

What a mid-career twist for one of Augusta’s most tormented.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

They moved on to the titular boxer in "Creed," tormented by his father's legacy, and the villainous Killmonger of "Black Panther," traumatized by being an orphan in a racist world.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

Jiller had cleaned the cut on his forehead, but his head still ached, and Sheba's jeering words of warning tormented him.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda