tormenting

Example Sentences

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—And stirs there not, already Beneath thy heart a life Tormenting itself and thee With bodings of its coming hour?

From Faust; a Tragedy, Translated from the German of Goethe by Brooks, Charles Timothy

Tormenting herself with these thoughts, the unfortunate woman passed a sleepless night, and rose determined to know the worst.

From The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great by Fuller, Robert H.

Tormenting me from "under cover" of a telephone that didn't allow me to see his face or to know where he was.

From Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune by Onions, Mrs. Oliver

Tormenting thirst is assuaged by a mouthful of cooling water.

From Valere Aude Dare to Be Healthy, Or, The Light of Physical Regeneration by Dechmann, Louis

How well might his shop—as a type representing   The creed of himself and his sanctified clan— On its counter exhibit "the Art of Tormenting,"   Bound neatly, and lettered "Whole Duty of Man!"

From The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes by Rossetti, William Michael