Example Sentences

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His majestic left-handed swing had tortured pitchers in his home country.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2025

Mr Mitsotakis said the decision had "tortured" him but he felt a "heavy responsibility in standing next to those most vulnerable, even if it might fleetingly displease them".

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2021

She had tortured herself as never before in the four years leading to the Rio Olympics.

From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2017

This was a conundrum that had tortured me, and which continues to haunt me.

From The Guardian • Nov. 27, 2015

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