taunt

Your ex-husband’s text, whether genuine or an attempt to taunt you, may have left open a legal avenue.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

As City walked off, they were accompanied by the taunt of "You're going down" from the Kop.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

When San Antonio’s big man Victor Wembanyama pointed to his temple after goading a Knick into a cheap foul, the taunt was clear: I’m in your head, buddy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

Not only did Clark’s team go on to win, the taunt — much like a number of other moments involving the sharpshooting former Hawkeye — went viral.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026

Thankfully all it does is taunt them with an “I know something you don’t know...”

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

And I heard about it, in thundering waves of sarcasm and snark, from old fashioned emails to online comments, a tsunami of taunts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

Benn spoke instead about giving supporters "value for money" and refused to be drawn into many of his rival's taunts.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

He would ask advisers how to respond to Trump’s taunts online and generally decided to avoid them entirely.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

“Melania” taunts the viewer and takes glee in the assumption that they can’t do anything about it.

From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2026

Then one day, sprung from who knows what taunts flung at him, his questionings, first of many, began.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

The woman, who also reported it to the league, alleged that Jackson refused to delete the video and taunted her with it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

After being taunted for bringing her toys, Bonnie is embarrassed but determined to get in with the cool group, leaving her toys outside to be returned to the wrong address by a stranger.

From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2026

The few protesters taunted the agents, who mostly amused themselves.

From Slate ● May 29, 2026

They allege that despite giving dowry at the time of marriage, they were constantly taunted by the Singhs that the wedding was not according to their "standards" – an accusation Giribala Singh has rejected.

From BBC ● May 21, 2026

“What’s the matter,” she taunted, “can’t keep up?”

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld

He knows from experience that a person embarking on a first draft is usually a person surrounded by cruel, taunting voices that fan self-doubt and predict failure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

Earlier in the week, Carney criticized taunting of Canada by U.S. officials, and said it was not constructive toward resolving outstanding trade issues.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Never mind their dozens of targeted social media posts and years of taunting.

From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026

Neither incidents involved taunting players from the opposing team, and both of those techs have reportedly been rescinded.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026

Only this time, he wagged his fingers in my direction, taunting.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken