torment

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, Lucy’s life is upended when she is expelled from school; but years later, and not without making another questionable choice, she is finally free from his torment.

From Los Angeles Times

The scene in which he torments his son by bouncing a basketball against his head was spoofed by Mike Myers' Dr Evil in the second Austin Powers film.

From BBC

Jiller had cleaned the cut on his forehead, but his head still ached, and Sheba's jeering words of warning tormented him.

From Literature

The court was told that McGuckin was "tormented by the screams" of Aaron's grandmother who came to the scene shortly after the collision.

From BBC

There was nothing tidy about the torment of the Chilean miners, though they did get themselves organized.

From The Wall Street Journal