taunting

Example Sentences

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And that unopened brick of air-dry clay that’s taunting you?

From MarketWatch • Feb. 23, 2026

The taunting slogan of a 1990 Sega advertising campaign was “Genesis Does What Nintendon’t.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

A drive that seemingly ended with an incomplete pass on third down was kept alive when Seahawks cornerback Riq Woolen was penalized for taunting.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

But Obasi suggests the attacks "may also be acts of defiance by some armed groups, taunting the US to make good on its threat of military action in Nigeria".

From Barron's • Nov. 24, 2025

Vonetta whipped free and dodged to her left, then right, like a fighter in the boxing ring, taunting and teasing Fern.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia