torment

Example Sentences

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But the mother does not know what happened to him and describes the lack of answers as "mental torment".

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

Meanwhile, Lucy’s life is upended when she is expelled from school; but years later, and not without making another questionable choice, she is finally free from his torment.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

In the past, Shiffrin could tighten up and turn quiet as her start time approached, her inner torment a mystery to the colleagues hired to support her.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

And this is why Rapaport is such a well-played torment.

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2026

He glanced back at the sledge, a bit of refuse in the vast torment of ice and reddish rock.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin