tormenting

Example Sentences

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Owner Tara Zaman said they targeted the shop several times, "taking things" and "taunting" and "tormenting" her staff.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

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

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

She sneers clever quips at the tormenting cops.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2025

Nathan worried that the Ash Being was getting stronger and tormenting Uncle Jet.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young