put on the rack
Example Sentences
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Mr. Pickwick himself might have been called and put on the rack, this incident not concerning his breach of promise.
From Bardell v. Pickwick by Fitzgerald, Percy Hethrington
He had answered some such remark a hundred times that evening, but he would surely be put on the rack in a moment by some fantastic disclosure which none save a lunatic would dream of.
From One Wonderful Night A Romance of New York by Tracy, Louis
He was already accustomed to being put on the rack by various whims and wild ideas suggested by his promised bride, that had no substantial basis, however, and were never to be taken seriously.
From 'Clear the Track' A Story of To-day by Elisabeth Buerstenbinder (AKA E. Werner)
Moreover, she stood in open rebellion at being, so to speak, put on the rack.
From North of Fifty-Three by Fischer, Anton Otto
And they would profit by Connecticut's disgrace and correct the abuses before they could be put on the rack.
From A Mind That Found Itself An Autobiography by Beers, Clifford Whittingham
