torture

And yet, this villain’s fiery domain, where imps torture souls nearby, is also recognizably Dionysian.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

Ford put the EcoBoost through its torture test simulating 160,000 miles and over 10 years of use, then at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show, tore it down for the public to prove its durability.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

But in Rogers’ case, Trump opted not to torture him over his history of negative comments.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026

No doubt, a shameless data miner can torture the data long enough to get it to support any conclusion.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026

“Don’t wait more than need be; you know, I am sure, what torture I am in.”

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

This involves choosing a patron saint, and Michael speaks with the wild enthusiasm of a Marvel movie fanboy about his likely decision, St. George, who endures various grisly tortures but remains steadfast.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

Yet, Paltrow makes it look like easy lifting, as if dodging the universe’s cerebral tortures were as low-effort as the #BoyfriendBreakfasts she’s taken to posting on Instagram.

From Salon ● Dec. 22, 2025

“Have the merciless persecutions and unutterable tortures of the dark ages not yet opened their eyes and enlarged their heart for the alleviation of their fellow men’s woes?”

From Slate ● Apr. 10, 2025

I left them, so that’s what tortures me.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2025

Aristotle names five of them: laws, witnesses, contracts, tortures, and oaths.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

But the incident somehow made the moody, tortured, and quietly seething Zidane more believed in France.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

Decades of tortured relations between Iran, its Middle Eastern neighbours and the US have left behind a toxic legacy, characterised by deep suspicion and an almost total lack of trust.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

For a country with a tortured history of developing players to lead the attack, Balogun had emerged as the weapon America was waiting for.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

Louis, in comparison, is kinda busted — gloomy, tortured, unable to fully embrace the everlasting banquet Lestat has laid out for him.

From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026

She had opened up to me, had let me into her beautiful, shiny life, into Stef’s tortured one, and now it was my turn.

From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin

They also needed a city that would prepare them for a World Cup of midsummer heat waves—without torturing them in the meantime.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

It can be a year away, and it’s right here torturing me, which is I think why I’m a bit of a commitment-phobe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026

India's batters are torturing England in this series.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2025

In contrast, most of the concert appearances show Williams torturing himself with crippling self-doubt as voices in his head and visions in the audience tell him that he is no good.

From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2025

He swam and walked, and then often spent the rest of the day—and a good portion of the night—playing over all the games of the tournament, torturing himself over the mistakes he’d made.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady