torturous

Example Sentences

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That picture is complex, but ruminating on your actions can quickly become torturous.

From Slate • Mar. 16, 2026

And to dispatch the three-time champions of Europe on their home turf, the club also had to embrace torturous drudgery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

Now, the convicted killer argues that his "torturous and inhumane" detention conditions during his trial made him incapable of making rational decisions when he pleaded guilty, according to a court synopsis of the case.

From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026

She said people who "don't want to risk going on the torturous merry-go-round and trying to get another slot...might take the risk, unfortunately, of cheating."

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

But that meant I still had one very long and torturous year before I stopped being Fuzzy Caterpillar Forehead Girl.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi