torment

Still, Messinger, 85 years old, described the same torment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

He is accompanied on his reluctant journey to the finish line with a group of characters who by turns torment and placate him.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026

They added that since the fatal crash, they "have lived every day since then in torment — without peace, without answers, and without accountability".

From BBC ● May 1, 2026

Racked with torment over her proximity to evil, Hilda makes a desperate confession to a Catholic priest, who happens to be a New Englander.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

And there were a couple of girls, Gina Navarro and Susie Byrd, who liked to torment me as a hobby.

From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz

The weight of the $80 monthly loan payments—which cover only interest—and the threat of her parents losing their land, torments Samrith Sarav.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

After spending time in the divine abyss, we’re back in reality, ripped from the stratosphere and placed into one of life’s most mundane torments: the hygienist’s chair.

From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2025

But like many of those who saved lives that day, she still torments herself.

From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2025

Backstory: The bitter rivalry between screen legends Bette Davis and Joan Crawford helped propel this film about an aging onetime child star who torments her sister, a paraplegic former actor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2025

To hear him talk, you would think that the horse never slept at night but stood awake in the milk company stable figuring out new torments for his driver.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

From Boyle Heights to Monterey Park, residents said they were overwhelmed by the smoke from the week-long fire, and then tormented by the horrible stench from decaying meat and seafood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Throughout the book, Mr. Rasenberger never loses sight of the tormented double nature of the early American experiment—bondage in the land of the free—nor does he seek to sink one with the other.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

And the officials who tormented Landor, he concluded, did not provide that consent, so the lawsuit has to fail.

From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2026

But for most people in most of the world, as I’ve written previously, it’s time to move on from eight tormented decades of an increasingly fraught love-hate relationship with America.

From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2026

“What do they tell in Karhide?” he would say, rubbing his legs, which tormented him with aches and shooting pains, and turning to me his face with its shy, sly, patient smile.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

Fofana and Allan Saint-Maximin, on in place of Edouard and Said, continued the tormenting of PFC as they combined to add two goals in stoppage time.

From Barron's ● Feb. 14, 2026

“I love the people I work with. When you love something, it’s tormenting to lose it.”

From Salon ● Dec. 2, 2025

They forced Snell to labor through 29 pitches, tormenting him with an array of foul balls and refusing to go down easily.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2025

But Rashford starred in the second period, tormenting the PSG defence as Villa fought back to lead 3-2 on the night and come within one goal of levelling the tie.

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2025

They were very close, which meant they were ceaselessly tormenting each other with boasts and secrets.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan