torture

Example Sentences

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Corporate retreats are generally assumed to be torture, or at least a semi-stressful chore, what with their forced-fun activities and hybrid work-play environments that leave workers confused about boundaries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

For Maisie Adam, taking part - and crucially trying not to crack - in Last One Laughing was "absolute torture".

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

After the crackdown in January, Sheikhi fled to the autonomous Kurdistan region in Iraq, fearing arrest and torture back home, where the moustached, bespectacled man had been no stranger to anti-government protests.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

He’s not saying that immigrants always have to be believed when they say they fear torture or persecution in a certain country.

From Slate • Feb. 28, 2026

It had been absolute torture to not give away the secret for nine whole months as he saved up, but the look on George’s face was totally worth it.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz