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How to use the word TORTURING in a Sentence?

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[They’re] essentially torturing children, telling them to deny who they are and telling them that they are Russians.

Oksana Markarova

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Despite U.S. and international sanctions, Ortega continues to hail his rule as an outcome of democratic representation—torturing and jailing anyone who dares stands in his path, what is the proper response in the face of such defiance and the significant deterioration of U.S.-Nicaragua relations?.

Roberto Salinas Leon

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The Rome of Paul’s day was a much different place, nero was in power, probably the worst of the Caesars. He became progressively bloodthirsty and took perverse pleasure in torturing and murdering followers of Jesus Christ.

Pastor Laurie

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

He tries to equate laws like voter ID, that are supported by the majority of every racial group, with genocide. What he is doing is covering for a nation that has a systematic program of beating, torturing, raping and murdering Uyghur Muslims. And he insanely compares that to America, the most free nation on Earth, eSPN, like its corporate owners Disney, has gone out of its way to kowtow to China.

Dan Gainor

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

They’re torturing these kids -- from the time they get on the bus they have to wear a mask to the time they get home they wear a mask, that is eight hours even when they are on the playground. These children are suffering, not learning. When they are not wearing masks properly they are being yelled at.

Mitch Skandalakis

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

They took pleasure in torturing my son. They took pleasure in hurting him, beating and killing him and letting him stay on the ground.

Mona Hardin

Found on CNN
3 years ago

These are innocent girls and boys, theyre not criminals. Its mentally and physically torturing. It is a life-changing event for them.

Parmesh Bheemreddy

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

The government is essentially torturing people by doing this.

Natalia Cornelio

Found on CNN
6 years ago

We are deeply concerned that, after recent fighting in Benghazi, people taken prisoner by members of the Libyan National Army, which effectively controls eastern Libya, may be at imminent risk of torture and even summary execution, reports have suggested the involvement of Special Forces, a unit aligned with the LNA, in torturing detainees and summarily executing at least 10 captured men.

Liz Throssell

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

We didn’t feel like we had to fight, it is like no other show on air. There is that therapy aspect to it, but we are also doing really fun things and going on dates and torturing each other. That is always fun.

Brandi Glanville

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

The torturing to death of an animal for entertainment is not a dignified tradition and gives a disgraceful image of Spain.

El Pais newspaper

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Police are torturing criminal suspects to get them to confess to crimes and courts are convicting people who confessed under torture.

Human Rights Watch

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

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