tortured
Example Sentences
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Last weekend, a "Saturday Night Live" sketch cast him as a tortured figure, barely masking his dread of AI.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
It was a love triangle that would change music history: the great and tortured Robert Schumann; his virtuoso wife, Clara; and a young, unknown Johannes Brahms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
But inside the brain trusts of Silicon Valley, billions of investor dollars and years of tortured rationalist arguments are clouding a similar argument about artificial intelligence.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
Eve resists scream-queen clichés, but Gemma’s boringly typical tortured backstory is as flat as her wan chemistry with Nick.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
On the bed, Claire breathed occasionally, with a tortured sound.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
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