tormenting

Example Sentences

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A tormenting 16-3 defeat to the New England Patriots in the AFC wild-card round sent the Chargers’ season to an early finish Sunday for the second consecutive season.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 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

Mary Dunbar had accused them of bewitching and tormenting her.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025

I’m sitting on my horse blanket in the corner, brushing away the flies that have been tormenting me all morning, flitting from scab to scab.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen