Example Sentences

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But this did not stop some from speculating as to whether the platform was "trolling" its users.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Mason said he was trolling the internet, hoping to draw out Patriot Front members and expose sympathizers to discredit followers.

From Washington Post • Sep. 3, 2022

On Thursday he was trolling Congress in real time, at one point posting a “Yes or No” poll on his platform.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2021

It almost felt like she was trolling a little bit in a funny way.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2021

I was trolling the Internet in search of something with some real content, not just a bunch of flashy graphics, when I came across an article you wrote entitled "Defining Geekdom."

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz