tormentor

Example Sentences

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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

Ohtani initiated a high-five with his tormentor, who playfully bowed in deference.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 25, 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

For now, though, all this means many Tories zoom from gloom to doom, their grinning tormentor showing them no mercy this time.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2024

So the story of the girl who had defeated their tormentor was passed from one to another in languages that had gone generations without once uttering the word human.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo