Example Sentences

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The case has had a tortured legal history.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Woodall turns in a star-making performance as this tortured, taciturn character who doesn’t talk much, though his tattoos say a lot.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

"Ebola has tortured us," says a taxi rider in his late twenties in the gold-mining town of Rwampara.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Barely one round into the NBA’s four-round postseason, teams are already being tortured by wholesale roster shake-ups due to injury.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Annette, I’m not in the mood to be tortured right now.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick