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Example sentences for: torture

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Thirty years ago, many items once necessary to female life--bras and girdles, hats and gloves, formal hairstyles and conventional makeup--were banished to the torture chamber of the patriarchy.
His new parents became physically ill, which exacerbated their psychological torture of their son (so much one could have gathered already from Brodkey's fiction).
When the long reach of justice becomes truly global, we may make some progress in reminding would-be Pinochets that when it comes to torture, murder and 'disappearances,' no-one is above or safe from international law, anywhere."
In researching this piece, I turned my apartment into a paper torture facility as I compared the wiping power of 10 brands of paper towels, six lines of facial tissues, and 11 types of toilet paper.
Pornographic Violence: In horror films such as the Friday the 13 th , the issue of whether anyone deserves torture and dismemberment is immaterial.