put on the rack
Example Sentences
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The small parcels were put on the rack above our heads.
From Our Casualty, and Other Stories 1918 by Birmingham, George A.
But if that is so it is a misfortune, not a crime for which one should be put on the rack!
From The Adventure of Living : a Subjective Autobiography by Strachey, John St. Loe
He was already accustomed to being put on the rack by various whims and wild ideas suggested by his promised bride, that had no substantial basis, however, and were never to be taken seriously.
From 'Clear the Track' A Story of To-day by Elisabeth Buerstenbinder (AKA E. Werner)
Moreover, she stood in open rebellion at being, so to speak, put on the rack.
From North of Fifty-Three by Fischer, Anton Otto
And they would profit by Connecticut's disgrace and correct the abuses before they could be put on the rack.
From A Mind That Found Itself An Autobiography by Beers, Clifford Whittingham
