tormenter

Example Sentences

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But that vindictiveness seems to retreat — or is it deepening? — when Peter returns from school to visit his mother and, against all odds, begins to forge an odd kinship with his former tormenter.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2021

Howell's chief tormenter was Georgia Tech linebacker Charlie Thomas, who had 2.5 sacks and 4.5 tackles in the Tar Heels backfield.

From Fox News • Sep. 26, 2021

His chief tormenter was Georgia Tech linebacker Charlie Thomas, who had 2.5 sacks and 4.5 tackles in the Tar Heels backfield.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 25, 2021

Before, if you were on the receiving end of a dunk, it probably meant your tormenter had screenshotted your misguided tweet—insulating you from the inevitable pile-on that now takes over the mentions of Twitter dunkees.

From Slate • Dec. 4, 2017

Fenn did not stop to reply to his tormenter but caught Jennie by the arm and helped her to straighten her garment.

From Ned Wilding's Disappearance or, The Darewell Chums in the City by Chapman, Allen