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
A known tormenter of Mariners pitchers while with the Oakland A’s, the outfielder/first baseman is a free agent going into the 2022 season.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 6, 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
The scene is played for suspense – it’s the first introduction to the movie’s villain as invisible tormenter – but it also, for me, conjures a more relatable fear.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 27, 2020
Adieu, farewell my tormenter, thy frend that is full mute, Doth bid thee farewell once agayne, and so hee ends his sute.
From The Palace of Pleasure Volume 3 by William Painter
