tormenter

Example Sentences

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But that vindictiveness seems to retreat — or is it deepening? — when Peter returns from school to visit his mother and, against all odds, begins to forge an odd kinship with his former tormenter.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2021

A known tormenter of Mariners pitchers while with the Oakland A’s, the outfielder/first baseman is a free agent going into the 2022 season.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 6, 2021

Howell's chief tormenter was Georgia Tech linebacker Charlie Thomas, who had 2.5 sacks and 4.5 tackles in the Tar Heels backfield.

From Fox News • Sep. 26, 2021

The scene is played for suspense – it’s the first introduction to the movie’s villain as invisible tormenter – but it also, for me, conjures a more relatable fear.

From The Guardian • Feb. 27, 2020

"Yes, and that's why you bought papa a new necktie," continued the tormenter; and then she added, triumphantly, "But he hasn't put it on this morning, ha—Gerty?"

From Macleod of Dare by Black, William