taunt
Example Sentences
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Then, this offseason, they committed another $309 million to bring in Tucker and top closer Edwin Díaz, almost as if to taunt their rivals.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
From taunt to revenge fantasy in two frames flat.
From Slate • Aug. 31, 2025
Especially when a proper taunt might give you an edge, or at least a good laugh.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2025
She smiles as she describes how the people who used to taunt her organised a procession for her, cheering and waving flags.
From BBC • Feb. 15, 2025
"Have we no more gravity among us than to be so chafed by the taunt of a pajock? Sit down, Corin, or shalt leave the table. I ask your Highness again, to hear our conditions."
From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis
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