trolling

Example Sentences

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His trolling, however, may well draw the attention of President Trump, who was clearly the intended audience for this obscene Supreme Court audition.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

Sadly, the Guthries haven’t been entirely free from trolling, even from other broadcasters.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026

The former Little Mix star has faced a torrent of online trolling since she first appeared on The X Factor in 2011.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

"When official diplomatic channels adopt trolling tactics, they implicitly validate the information ecosystem's descent into provocation-based discourse," he told AFP.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

Big, fancy boats with thousand-dollar trolling rods and gold-plated reels and radar and radios and fancy fish-finders and gallons of frozen chum.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick