Example Sentences

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Brontë was fascinated by silent crypts and tormenting passions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Owner Tara Zaman said they targeted the shop several times, "taking things" and "taunting" and "tormenting" her staff.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Fofana and Allan Saint-Maximin, on in place of Edouard and Said, continued the tormenting of PFC as they combined to add two goals in stoppage time.

From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026

A tormenting 16-3 defeat to the New England Patriots in the AFC wild-card round sent the Chargers’ season to an early finish Sunday for the second consecutive season.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2026

As for the Beans Boys, as they sometimes called themselves, by spring they had tired of tormenting Dorothy and pretty much ignored her.

From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli