tormentor
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In the dramatic courtroom conclusion, Caleb finds sympathy for his tormentor and terms him “a man worthy of affection and kindness.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
Tenor Roy Hage is the amiable Volmar, Hildegard’s confidant in the monastery and baritone David Adam Moore her tormentor abbot.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025
Before "Cobra Kai," Daniel LaRusso's tormentor Johnny Lawrence starred in an Internet fantasy pitching him as the real hero of "The Karate Kid."
From Salon • Feb. 13, 2025
England were left six overs to bat, in which time Ben Duckett played an awful hack to drag on off the retiring Tim Southee and Zak Crawley was lbw to his tormentor Matt Henry.
From BBC • Dec. 16, 2024
The bucking horse trying to throw its tormentor blocked the way towards the village, and so I turned and ran in the opposite direction.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
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