Example Sentences

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Yakubu Karagama, an ear, nose and throat consultant at London's Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, said the condition had been "tormenting people for a long time".

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2023

These strange pains had been tormenting the man for nearly three weeks.

From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2021

This was precisely the question that had been tormenting Kissinger.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

For months, Annabeth had been tormenting herself, her every waking moment consumed with the search for Percy.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

I saw at once it was the same German shepherd that had been tormenting Marlene through the gate.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo