tormentor

Example Sentences

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Mr. Karrubi, who was released in March, recently blasted his tormentor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

Tenor Roy Hage is the amiable Volmar, Hildegard’s confidant in the monastery and baritone David Adam Moore her tormentor abbot.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025

Before "Cobra Kai," Daniel LaRusso's tormentor Johnny Lawrence starred in an Internet fantasy pitching him as the real hero of "The Karate Kid."

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2025

England were left six overs to bat, in which time Ben Duckett played an awful hack to drag on off the retiring Tim Southee and Zak Crawley was lbw to his tormentor Matt Henry.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2024

He was the tormentor, he was the protector, he was the inquisitor, he was the friend.

From "1984" by George Orwell