Example Sentences
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Tormented by loneliness and his inability to commit fully to his then-wife, Peggy Harper, Paul Simon walked out on their marriage in January 1974.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025
Branagh remains marvelous as Christie’s most famous sleuth, though like you, Mary, I’ve expressed my share of frustration with these movies’ insistence on giving us Emo Poirot, Lovelorn Poirot and Existentially Tormented War Veteran Poirot.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2023
Tormented by loss and dislocation and unable to eat, he grew thin and weak.
From New York Times • May 6, 2023
Tormented by the elements, their isolation and a particularly irksome seagull, it's not long before they find themselves at odds.
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2019
Tormented by something incomprehensible and so much larger than yourself.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
