torture
Example Sentences
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"I didn't feel an immediate physical threat. No one was knocking on my door, I wasn't jailed or tortured."
From Barron's
I didn’t have long to keep torturing myself with questions.
From Literature
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The aunt of a man who died in prison has told the court deciding on compensation owed that trying to get answers since his death has been "torture".
From BBC
Right when I thought that I couldn’t stand another minute of this torture, Callaway showed up, his characteristic smile on his face.
From Literature
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"They have not been tortured. They have not suffered any inhumane treatment since they were captured."
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.