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Recent Examples of tormentor Scarcity of food and clean water have become merciless tormentors, and the numbers tell a story that words cannot fully convey. Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025 Outside of the juggernaut that is the Oklahoma City Thunder as well as the Denver Nuggets, a long-time tormentor, the Lakers have fared well against the rest of the conference over the past two seasons. Jovan Buha, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025 The house thrums with a palpable evil that infects its inhabitants, not only tormenting them but turning them into tormentors. Gayle Sequeira, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025 In Game 4, the Yankees had Boston’s 1978 tormentor, Bucky Dent, throw out the ceremonial first pitch. Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 29 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for tormentor

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“Tormentor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tormentor. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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