have tortured
- present perfect of torture.
Example Sentences
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The partner of a man who suffered a traumatic brain injury in the Nottingham attacks has said the organisations involved in a public inquiry have "tortured" the victims' families "over and over again".
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
So was Panahi's work -- which spotlights the dilemmas of a group of ordinary Iranians as they confront a man they believe to have tortured them in jail -- not given its due?
From Barron's ● Feb. 15, 2026
"You have the right to finally get answers to the questions that have tortured you," he said, with Israeli victims' relatives present at the ceremony.
From Reuters ● Sep. 5, 2022
Earlier in her career, she said, she would have tortured herself over such a mistake.
From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 2022
“The knowledge must have tortured Anna,” said Balthilda.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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