torture

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

No doubt, a shameless data miner can torture the data long enough to get it to support any conclusion.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026

Basically, it was a small, well-equipped hospital There were no torture chambers or prison cells.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld

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

El Jefe’s gaze is withdrawing further and further into some back room of his mind where he tortures meaning out of the words he hears.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

But the incident somehow made the moody, tortured, and quietly seething Zidane more believed in France.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 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

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

He was the emotionally tortured and volatile chef who left behind a rising career in Michelin-starred restaurants to return to Chicago, his hometown, to run his recently deceased brother’s floundering sandwich joint.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

Every confused and tortured soul I knew wanted that clarity.

From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom

Her prose is exact and exquisite, as when describing Clare: “The soft white face, the bright hair, the disturbing scarlet mouth, the dreaming eyes, the caressing smile, the whole torturing loveliness.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 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

He swam and walked, and then often spent the rest of the day—and a good portion of the night—playing over all the games of the tournament, torturing himself over the mistakes he’d made.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady