Although, he's responsible for a bit of self-torture. From Wordnik.com. ["The hospital now desperately needs volunteers to help with some of the orphans."] Reference
“And is this, this self-torture a common practice?”. From Wordnik.com. [Captured by Moonlight] Reference
But a new horror entered my exquisite self-torture this week. From Wordnik.com. [Anticipation... Anticipay-yay-tion...] Reference
Or were her nightmares merely some sort of perverse self-torture?. From Wordnik.com. [The Missing Hour]
The idea that you can expiate the deed by this self-torture is vain. From Wordnik.com. [Strange Visitors] Reference
It was only a self-torture to allow himself to think of such pleasure. From Wordnik.com. [A Change of Seasons]
Hence his cruel self-torture of fatigue, his cruel exercise of courage. From Wordnik.com. [Twilight in Italy] Reference
That's the self-torture that will make your novel what you want it to be. From Wordnik.com. [Inkblot Panorama 5, Plus Some Writing Thoughts] Reference
He began to overeat, she tells me, as a way of "solace and self-torture". From Wordnik.com. [Why 'weight diversity' activists are standing up for the right to be fat] Reference
He's over 50, and 30+ years of this self-torture have taken a toll on him. From Wordnik.com. [Whole People] Reference
If her teachers had tested her on self-torture, she would have gotten an A. From Wordnik.com. [Twisted] Reference
Unlike some of the northern plains tribes, there was no self-torture involved. From Wordnik.com. [EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON] Reference
We overeat for a reason, and the reason, believe it or not, isn't self-torture. From Wordnik.com. [The Inner Weigh: 7 Subconscious Slimming Strategies] Reference
We'll see you next Sunday, for more of this self-torture and strenuous exercise. From Wordnik.com. [TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads] Reference
He looked once at the door, but some spirit of self-torture kept him in his seat. From Wordnik.com. [Hilda A Story of Calcutta] Reference
Brahmins of later times, do not approach the horrors of such an act of self-torture. From Wordnik.com. [The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author] Reference
It has goaded countless multitudes of various creeds to endless forms of self-torture. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 32, June, 1860] Reference
A visit to Southern California wouldn't be complete without self-torture by real estate. From Wordnik.com. [The Little Professor:] Reference
However, thanks to Tim, I quickly put the kaibosh on that particlar method of self-torture. From Wordnik.com. [Who Wants to Be a Superhero? Gets Renewed. WTF?] Reference
And still, like the rest of us wee mortals, or not so 'wee', you are guilty of self-torture. From Wordnik.com. [Dr. Cara Barker: An Open Letter To Oprah From Tiny Tim] Reference
She was suffering from the most puzzling of emotions -- the mingled pain and pleasure of self-torture. From Wordnik.com. [Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera'] Reference
It also helps explain why I continue the (sometimes) self-torture of watching them. lol foodlover said. From Wordnik.com. ['Hell's Kitchen' recap: The season finale | EW.com] Reference
The temper of the class respecting scholastic deportment leaned towards rigidity bordering on self-torture. From Wordnik.com. [Judith of the Plains] Reference
But I suppose I can only reasonably expect so much self-torture for my amusment on the part of a blog author. From Wordnik.com. [Robert Jordan, The Wheel of Time (1990-2005)] Reference
All of which culminates in self-recrimination until we wake-up, smell the coffee and give self-torture up for Lent. From Wordnik.com. [Dr. Cara Barker: How to Be Happy: Are You Being Too Mean to Yourself? A 21 Day Challenge] Reference
And I practised self-control and a little bit of self-torture by going into the huge Primark and not buying a thing. From Wordnik.com. ['It's Emma on The Jeremy Kyle Show everyone!'] Reference
Why bother with the self-torture of playing the PvE, if you only enjoy PvP and there are direct-to-PvP games available?. From Wordnik.com. [Endgame: Bandwidth] Reference
Or at the very least to discourage writers from applying the leeches of self-torture to themselves with too liberal a hand. From Wordnik.com. [Author! Author! » 2008 » March] Reference
The poor youth had not an original mind, since this was one of the commonest forms of self-torture among the Guayana tribes. From Wordnik.com. [Green Mansions] Reference
I really feel like the novel is my favorite form but that might be just because I'm such an enthusiastic fan of self-torture. From Wordnik.com. [Inkblot Panorama 5, Plus Some Writing Thoughts] Reference
Self-denial, self-torture, pretense, hypocrisy and conformance to external, alien standards must exact their inevitable costs. From Wordnik.com. [Explorers Of Gor]
I woke up this morning thinking about how a film that portrays the persecution of the Other reveals so much more about self-torture. From Wordnik.com. [Romeo and Julian] Reference
Normally, when I try to get myself psyched up for the kind of self-torture CrossFit requires, I use the "Judgment Night" soundtrack. From Wordnik.com. [This song is in my head today] Reference
I remember how I used to self-torture comparing my holiday preparations with Rockwell illustrations, which were, by the way, his fantasy. From Wordnik.com. [Dr. Cara Barker: The Art of Rewriting The Holidays] Reference
'Gilbert,' said Albinia, 'this is trumpery self-torture!. From Wordnik.com. [The Young Step-Mother] Reference
Clever at self-torture, he continued to harass his soul, always on the same line. From Wordnik.com. [En Route] Reference
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