torture
noun
the act of inflicting excruciating pain, as punishment or revenge, as a means of getting a confession or information, or for sheer cruelty.
had tortured
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past perfectof torture.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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And he recently starred in “Schacten,” a German film about a Jewish man in 1960s Europe who decides to seek personal vengeance against the Nazi commandant who had tortured his parents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2022
"Police treated me very humanely. If they had tortured me then maybe seven generations after me would be fighting the Indonesian government," he says.
From BBC ● May 27, 2020
This was a conundrum that had tortured me, and which continues to haunt me.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 27, 2015
Johan Santana had tortured him, just like his Mets had, long enough, and it was time to celebrate.
From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2012
By the time the evening work was over, the coffee had worked its miracle, and Ellen got up from her bed, white and weak, but released from the pain that had tortured her all day.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
