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
A shadow, possibly related to the death of her parents in a house fire when she was a girl, has been tormenting her for ages.
From Los Angeles Times
The role neatly utilizes Clooney’s gifts for physical comedy, verbal dexterity and conveying inner torment.
From Los Angeles Times
He went along with the loudest voices in his party to minimize his torment at the hands of activists.
That said, once I was president and then CEO of Viacom, I had to deal with more unpleasant stuff and was tormented by Sumner, earnings calls and unpleasant suit stuff to me.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
