torment

John’s grandfather, an organist, impresses upon his pupil that music will only torment him if he thinks of it as an art form to be perfected; he must instead treat it as a “commodity.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Which is to say that “Ride Lonesome” can be heard as a highly enjoyable aesthetic experience rather than a raw expression of his torment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Then came a period of torment for Brau-Boirie.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

What to do after writing some of this century’s most devastating songs about the torment of breaking up?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026

The demon sounded mighty like Will, the boy with red hair who used to torment her and now did not so much.

From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman

France feels relentlessness, and there’s been none of the drama that occasionally torments this team.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

The scene in which he torments his son by bouncing a basketball against his head was spoofed by Mike Myers' Dr Evil in the second Austin Powers film.

From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026

After spending time in the divine abyss, we’re back in reality, ripped from the stratosphere and placed into one of life’s most mundane torments: the hygienist’s chair.

From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2025

Solange’s disgusting behavior as she torments her housemates is what the Eggers seem to be getting at.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2024

She imagined small high windows in a cliff face of brick, and thought perhaps she did, the way people imagined the different torments of hell.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

That last one is how John solves the season’s overarching mystery, settling one of the story’s defining and tormented relationships into a peaceful place.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

Omar Marmoush: Debutant was quickly parachuted into starting line-up, having tormented Newcastle so many times before with Manchester City.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

It’s been a bit of a bummer summer, especially on the men’s side, where injuries have tormented the field.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

From Boyle Heights to Monterey Park, residents said they were overwhelmed by the smoke from the week-long fire, and then tormented by the horrible stench from decaying meat and seafood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

My sister was tormented, absolutely tormented, absolutely, positively tormented by three things.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt

There’s no honor in tormenting a devoted fan base that doesn’t need any more suffering.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Owner Tara Zaman said they targeted the shop several times, "taking things" and "taunting" and "tormenting" her staff.

From BBC ● May 7, 2026

Fofana and Allan Saint-Maximin, on in place of Edouard and Said, continued the tormenting of PFC as they combined to add two goals in stoppage time.

From Barron's ● Feb. 14, 2026

“I know he is really good at that kind of stuff from playing against him and watching him do it and tormenting my team back in the day,” Stafford said, laughing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2025

If he had his bow guard, Nathan knew that he would have heard the Ash Being tormenting Uncle Jet.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young