Example Sentences

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The long, green afternoon, that had been so brief, had been so torturesome that she doubted her ability.

From The Paliser case by Saltus, Edgar

The experience which threatened him was altogether a new one; he was in a condition of suspense that was simply torturesome.

From Second Book of Tales by Field, Eugene

The gladsome youth's motive had been free from any torturesome purpose.

From T. Haviland Hicks Senior by Elderdice, J. Raymond

He now frequently, for several days, would not return home; and afterwards, having come, would undergo torturesome hours of feminine interrogations, scenes, tears, even hysterical fits.

From Yama: the pit by Guerney, Bernard Guilbert

History under this new teacher had become something more than a dog-eared text-book; geography more than stained and torn wall-maps; reading more than a torturesome process of making sounds.

From Virginia of Elk Creek Valley by Chase, Mary Ellen