torturing

Example Sentences

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It can be a year away, and it’s right here torturing me, which is I think why I’m a bit of a commitment-phobe.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Her prose is exact and exquisite, as when describing Clare: “The soft white face, the bright hair, the disturbing scarlet mouth, the dreaming eyes, the caressing smile, the whole torturing loveliness.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

In contrast, most of the concert appearances show Williams torturing himself with crippling self-doubt as voices in his head and visions in the audience tell him that he is no good.

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2025

There was no immediate response from the Syrian government, but it has previously rejected the legality of the Netherlands and Canada's action and repeatedly denied torturing its opponents and their families.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2023

The situation was bad enough without making it worse by torturing himself.

From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen