trolling

Example Sentences

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Still, for many of the 200,000 Angelenos who voted for Pratt, his brash, social media-fueled campaign was not just a long exercise in trolling.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Other analysts say the AI messaging could seek to rally his support base and campaign through trolling.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

The problem, cybersecurity researchers say, is that your trolling may be giving the scammer exactly what they want.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The constant trolling for attention and approval is exhausting.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

I was trolling the Internet in search of something with some real content, not just a bunch of flashy graphics, when I came across an article you wrote entitled "Defining Geekdom."

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz