torture

Citizenship and Immigration Services — as a cause for hope, while others saw it as prolonged mental torture.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

And yet, this villain’s fiery domain, where imps torture souls nearby, is also recognizably Dionysian.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

But in Rogers’ case, Trump opted not to torture him over his history of negative comments.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026

Under its national laws and international commitments, Thailand is barred from returning someone to a home country if he is likely to face persecution, torture or other abuse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

“We’ve got water. And soda. And pink lemonade. All three of which are better options than this twisted form of torture you brought to my cousin’s house.”

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman

Open is often regarded as the most challenging of the four majors, and there isn’t a host that tortures the world’s best players quite like Shinnecock.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

Yet, Paltrow makes it look like easy lifting, as if dodging the universe’s cerebral tortures were as low-effort as the #BoyfriendBreakfasts she’s taken to posting on Instagram.

From Salon ● Dec. 22, 2025

“Have the merciless persecutions and unutterable tortures of the dark ages not yet opened their eyes and enlarged their heart for the alleviation of their fellow men’s woes?”

From Slate ● Apr. 10, 2025

I left them, so that’s what tortures me.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2025

That’s one of the subtle tortures of this place.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss

It brings together nearly $2 billion worth of talent and two of the most tortured, neurotic, self-aggrandizing fan bases on the planet for one high-stakes showdown inside the tournament’s most hostile stadium.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

Decades of tortured relations between Iran, its Middle Eastern neighbours and the US have left behind a toxic legacy, characterised by deep suspicion and an almost total lack of trust.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

The case has had a tortured legal history.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026

Since AMC’s drama follows the basic contours of the tortured relationship Louis, Lestat and Claudia share in Anne Rice’s 1976 novel, its readers have some sense of how this eight-episode second season progresses.

From Salon ● May 13, 2024

Then I heard a cry, whether of bird or child or my own tortured self I do not know, and the redness cleared.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

No one cues up Peggy Lee, but the torturing of Jerry West by Jerry West is epic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026

India's batters are torturing England in this series.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2025

While the professionals scratch their heads, we can see that his acting out is only a reaction to whatever thing or condition or cosmological prank is torturing him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2024

“I do not believe that the U.S government is torturing or using these devices on its own citizens,” Zaid explained on the podcast.

From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2024

Their last defeat was clearly still torturing him.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling