torturing

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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

After winning a record 23rd Grand Slam men's title two years ago, Djokovic admitted he had been "torturing" his team during the tournament.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2025

In contrast, most of the concert appearances show Williams torturing himself with crippling self-doubt as voices in his head and visions in the audience tell him that he is no good.

From Salon • Jan. 10, 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 didn’t have long to keep torturing myself with questions.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler