tormenting

Example Sentences

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Owner Tara Zaman said they targeted the shop several times, "taking things" and "taunting" and "tormenting" her staff.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

"It is very tormenting as I have to look at... things I do not want to see," Fung told AFP.

From Barron's • Nov. 28, 2025

They forced Snell to labor through 29 pitches, tormenting him with an array of foul balls and refusing to go down easily.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 25, 2025

“I know he is really good at that kind of stuff from playing against him and watching him do it and tormenting my team back in the day,” Stafford said, laughing.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2025

Still, that doesn’t stop them from tormenting me by forcing me to think about doing those terrible things.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman