torment
Example Sentences
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"It is very tormenting as I have to look at... things I do not want to see," Fung told AFP.
From Barron's
The one major choreographed wrestling match felt hauntingly imaginary, as characters danced around a mat framed by colorfully painted masks that watched over us like memories seeking to torment.
From Los Angeles Times
He has lost weight and his daughter, Daria Navalnaya, said her father is being tormented by prison authorities when he purchases food from the prison canteen.
From Washington Post
Kevin Durant not only passed on the New York Knicks, but he chose the other team in their city, allowing him to torment them from a few miles across the river.
From Washington Times
In the play, cast entirely with young women, a new girl who transfers to the school midyear is tormented by her classmates.
From New York Times
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