taunt

Example Sentences

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Yet there’s a point behind the taunt, especially regarding energy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

"Where is my new car, Land Rover," the hackers - who are thought to be teens - posted to taunt the company.

From BBC • Sep. 3, 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

From taunt to revenge fantasy in two frames flat.

From Slate • Aug. 31, 2025

“Maybe she wants to tease and taunt me, the way that boy did in your old house.”

From "Hurricane Child" by Kheryn Callender