How to Use taunt in a Sentence

taunt

1 of 2 verb

• The boys continually taunted each other.
• In the videos, Diana watched the masked men taunt Roma.
  — New York Times, 30 Mar. 2022
• In the last few months, fate has seemed to taunt Ballard Oil.
  — Paul Roberts, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Feb. 2023
• The next night, thousands came to the Stonewall Inn to taunt the police.
  — Erin Blakemore, National Geographic, 26 June 2020
• Sure enough, at the store, a group of thuggish young men taunt him.
  — Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 Feb. 2023
• The record for the month of 19 is in play, so keep that in mind if any more raindrops taunt you in the days ahead.
  — Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2021
• Then, once onstage, Drake seemed to taunt the crowd a bit.
  — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2024
• There was the time Terry got a haircut, went to school the next day and was taunted.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 6 Apr. 2023
• In a memo submitted to the court, the state explained that Nedd won the fight and then taunted Track about it.
  — Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 27 Aug. 2023
• The move has led to a tense back-and-forth with the show’s venue, which taunted the Virginia native online.
  — Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2023
• After getting one dog riled, the fox would go down the street and taunt another.
  — The New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2022
• The chipmunks loved to taunt my indoor cats, running back and forth right in front of their noses, safe outside the screens.
  — Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2020
• As a result of the public attention, the suit says people would show up to the restaurant to taunt Gilliam.
  — Gabriela Miranda, USA TODAY, 16 June 2021
• Why did Duncan Robinson taunt the Celtics crowd in Game 7?
  — Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 31 May 2023
• During the game, the crowd would taunt him about his aunt Millie, dog Muffin or recent breakup.
  — Andy Kessler, WSJ, 2 Jan. 2022
• One of the mob members holding a rope taunted the teen before the noose was tied to Choate’s neck and his body tossed over the balcony.
  — Timothy Bella, Anchorage Daily News, 19 July 2023
• Gangs taunt one another on YouTube and settle the score with bloodshed.
  — Andy Mannix, Star Tribune, 24 July 2021
• George and Martha proceed to taunt and prod each other in front of the unwitting young people.
  — Jessica Geltstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2022
• Running down the center of I-95, the cars in the express lanes whizzed by, taunting those crawling on either side.
  — Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 11 June 2023
• But the goat didn’t die after a single head shot; its legs kept flailing, as if to taunt Eisen for being such a weasel.
  — Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2022
• The brothers stood behind a fence and taunted Melgoza, telling him to jump to the other side, the D.A.'s office said.
  — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2023
• Why not taunt Biden for getting credit for something when Trump laid the groundwork?
  — al, 16 July 2021
• Once the targets are aware that they’ve been swindled, the fraudsters often insult or taunt them.
  — Cezary Podkul, ProPublica, 19 Sep. 2022
• Cora shouted at Rodriguez not to taunt the shortstop, then wrapped his starter in a hug.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 19 Oct. 2021
• Black players are still taunted with racial slurs and monkey sounds.
  — Bob Hohler, BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2023
• To see someone go on and taunt your starting quarterback like that?
  — Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Feb. 2021
• Over crunchy electric guitars and a pop-punk beat, Swift taunted the new girlfriend of an ex.
  — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 11 July 2023
• As soon as new intakes arrive, their hair is buzz-cut, sometimes while guards taunt them.
  — NBC News, 24 Feb. 2022
• Beijing is already using the debacle to taunt Taiwan and the U.S.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2021
• Gaetz has taunted McCarthy with the effort to remove him from the speakership for days.
  — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2023

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taunt

2 of 2 noun

• In time the taunt would become the most famous name in sports.
  — Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2022
• Wasn’t afraid of the whispers, the taunts, the shadow that follows him around the state.
  — Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star, 11 July 2018
• His house was the vault of ugly memories: the fights, the squabbles, the taunts, the slurs.
  — Gregory M. Collins, National Review, 27 Dec. 2023
• Every chorus of that taunt just seemed to hang there, like breath in the cold night air.
  — Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 15 Dec. 2021
• The rearview mirror is more of a taunt than a useful device.
  — John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver, 5 Mar. 2021
• The next time a game in Italy’s domestic league is marred by racist taunts?
  — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2019
• Magpie took it as a taunt and tried to suss out the identity of the jerk who teased her.
  — Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 7 Jan. 2022
• Even with new faces, the taunts and trash talk are plentiful.
  — Schuyler Dixon, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2024
• The companies' CEOs have even traded taunts about who will be the first to reach Mars.
  — Jackie Wattles, CNN, 6 Aug. 2019
• The match was stopped in the 65th minute when players of the Timbers went to the officials alleging the taunt.
  — Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 27 June 2021
• Each square on the board was a call to arms for any avid reader, a taunt to finish one more space, one more book.
  — Samantha Grobman, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Oct. 2022
• But as more students pulled out their phones, the taunts from the most vocal of the three took a more menacing turn.
  — Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2023
• McVay wasn’t aware of the taunt, but hoped Ramsey has changed his outlook.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 27 Sep. 2020
• One of the videos from the incident shows Cruz struggling to escape the hostile crowd amid chants and taunts.
  — Fox News, 18 Oct. 2018
• The Kremlin and its press organs airbrushed the taunt out of the official transcripts.
  — The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2022
• Some of them have been caught on camera yelling racist taunts at Black and Asian contestants.
  — Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
• The crowd might have continued its taunt, but good luck hearing that over the sound of Zach Edey roaring.
  — Gregg Doyel, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Jan. 2024
• Who cares how both sides spin the outcome, claim bragging rights, issue the cleverest taunt?
  — Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 10 Jan. 2019
• Again, few were masked, and some seemed to walk purposely close to their Biden counterparts as a kind of taunt.
  — Mark Leibovich, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2020
• Lincoln High School cheer and drill team members were the first to report the taunts on social media.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2019
• Pritchard then put one hand near the floor, a common N.B.A. taunt to signify that a defender is too small to guard the taunter.
  — New York Times, 4 June 2022
• The lies and taunts, which Musk engaged with on social media, turned his life upside down, Brody said.
  — Donie O'Sullivan, CNN, 20 Nov. 2023
• The students reported that taunts did not only come from students on the home side of the field but also from adults.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2019
• After one too many taunts, Everett charged across a table at Rome.
  — Sophia Sun, Variety, 19 July 2023
• This is the taunt implicit in everything Zuckerberg does at this point in his reign.
  — David Roth, The New Republic, 22 Dec. 2021
• Along the way, Curry saw it all: rough fouls, not-safe-for-work taunts, full-court gimmicks — anything to quell his brilliance.
  — Connor Letourneau, SFChronicle.com, 25 Oct. 2019
• The incident occurred around the 65th minute of the match when play was stopped as Timbers players protested to the official about the racist taunt.
  — oregonlive, 27 June 2021
• The Hamas leader walked around Gaza after the cease-fire in what many Palestinians perceived as a taunt to Israel.
  — Rory Jones, WSJ, 4 June 2021
• Even its name, which ported one of the most famous gas-guzzling brands of all time to the world of zero-emissions vehicles, was a kind of taunt.
  — Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 12 Oct. 2022
• Now, Craig said Thompson's verbal taunt didn't fuel his play.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 27 Apr. 2021

Last Updated: 3 May 2024