taunt
Example Sentences
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It's the cruel taunt thrown about by rival fans.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
Some would openly taunt ICE officers by waving through the window or passing notes under the door.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
Guadagnino makes Hank look so shady that it feels like a taunt: We’re dumb if we trust Hank and doubly dumb if he’s innocent.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025
But this isn’t a dirge — it’s a fight song and a taunt, and it sets the tone of comfortable, mischievous defiance that threads through the entire album.
From Salon • Sep. 2, 2025
“Maybe she wants to tease and taunt me, the way that boy did in your old house.”
From "Hurricane Child" by Kheryn Callender
Vocabulary lists containing taunt
List 4
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The Crossover
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
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