troll

One surefire way to annoy a troll is to call their efforts for attention an “obsession.”

From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026

Protesters’ organizing documents posted by Mr. McNeal regarding the proposed demonstration asked: “Do we insult and troll them? Do we condemn and roast them?”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

Dahlia Lithwick: Judge VanDyke has constructed a reputation for himself as the judiciary’s most decorum-shredding troll.

From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2026

We aren't doing this to troll those of you who are Arsenal fans.

From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026

Next she doused the smoldering troll with the contents of the restaurant’s fire extinguisher, hoping the icy powder wouldn’t revive the sleeping behemoth.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

Hegseth is also said to be increasingly relying on a secret network of anonymous internet trolls to spread his message.

From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026

The latest model had a tendency to mention other creatures as well: raccoons, trolls, ogres and pigeons, to be specific.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

Alongside telling it to avoid platitudes, it said Codex should "never talk about goblins, gremlins, raccoons, trolls, ogres, pigeons, or other animals or creatures unless it is absolutely and unambiguously relevant to the user's query".

From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026

Why not pretend to dine in a medieval castle in Miracle Mile or look for trolls on a fern-filled hike in Griffith Park?

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026

The trolls are none the wiser either, as they lick their lips and stretch their limbs.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

"Serious political messaging, packaged as reels, can still be trolled."

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

For two years, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson oversaw work on a documentary about a hip-hop rival he has personally trolled on the internet for even longer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 14, 2025

The DHS official social media account then trolled Bryan with a video dehumanizing migrants set to his song “Revival.”

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2025

Rapper 50 Cent — who has trolled Combs on social media since disturbing allegations against the Bad Boy Records founder first surfaced in late 2023 — offered a less formal take on the verdict.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2025

The string of cars trolled up Water Street through a bright spring day.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

Akhter has faced online trolling since the video took off.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

They square the circle of Swift masterminding a full-scale trolling of media and fans while simultaneously hosting a cotton-candy celebrity circus.

From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026

Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, Iran’s pugnacious parliament speaker, continued his now-daily trolling of the Trump administration, posting a picture depicting the smoking wreckage of what appeared to be two planes and two helicopters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2026

I was so sure it was one of the other Junior Agent trainees trolling me, but none of them were on their phones when those messages came through.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston