Example Sentences

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The question of when — and how — to reopen is tormenting the entire concert business.

From New York Times • May 6, 2020

“Brutal cold is tormenting the US, and reports say the worst is yet to come,” Stephen Colbert began.

From The Guardian • Jan. 3, 2018

As usual, the Southwest Center is tormenting the U.S.

From Time Magazine Archive

Now I see that he is tormenting me, he is merely raking about in the wound and looking up surreptitiously at me over his glasses.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

“My flesh is withered, Father, but not my spirit! The devil is tormenting me.”

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende