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Recent Examples of tormentor This creates a helpless but highly effective kind of suspense, as Iris must rely on her tormentor to mess up, at least until her limbs start to respond again. Peter Debruge, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024 Robyn subdues her tormentor and narrowly escapes the building after a grenade is thrown her way. Erica Thompson, TVLine, 20 Oct. 2024 With two wins, the Mets will eliminate the Braves (88-72), their forever tormentors, and lock up the fifth seed while securing the sixth playoff spot for the Diamondbacks (89-73). Jerry Beach, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024 De Palma ratchets up the tension, intercutting Carrie’s tentative steps toward normalcy with her tormentors’ cruel prank preparations. Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 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 7 Dec. 2024.

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