How to Use taunt in a Sentence

taunt

1 of 2 verb
  • The boys continually taunted each other.
  • Sure enough, at the store, a group of thuggish young men taunt him.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 Feb. 2023
  • That case taunted police for more than four decades.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2025
  • There was yelling, taunting and cursing from fans.
    — Bob Harkins, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Rodgers held up his hand to his ear, taunting the fans who were talking smack to him.
    — Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
  • In the last few months, fate has seemed to taunt Ballard Oil.
    — Paul Roberts, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Black players are still taunted with racial slurs and monkey sounds.
    — Bob Hohler, BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2023
  • Sanford says that boy sent the video of the attack on her son to her, taunting her.
    — Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2025
  • That’s when the official threw the flag for taunting.
    — Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Garraty is forced to slap himself across the face to stay awake as Barkovitch taunts him.
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
  • As soon as new intakes arrive, their hair is buzz-cut, sometimes while guards taunt them.
    — NBC News, 24 Feb. 2022
  • To see someone go on and taunt your starting quarterback like that?
    — Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Feb. 2021
  • After getting one dog riled, the fox would go down the street and taunt another.
    — The New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2022
  • The next night, thousands came to the Stonewall Inn to taunt the police.
    — Erin Blakemore, National Geographic, 26 June 2020
  • Vulgar, taunting texts blow up the phones of a Michigan teen and her boyfriend.
    — Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Liam, when caught on a bad night, would frequently taunt his big brother onstage.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
  • There was the time Terry got a haircut, went to school the next day and was taunted.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Why do fans continuing need to be taunted during a game to place a bet?
    — Jim Bowden, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
  • 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
  • Afroman published songs and music videos taunting the deputies.
    — Andrew Graham may 28, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2026
  • Heck, every club’s supporters were taunting them this way.
    — Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 14 May 2026
  • Cora shouted at Rodriguez not to taunt the shortstop, then wrapped his starter in a hug.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 19 Oct. 2021
  • 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
  • And they were taunted by the protesters, getting abused for no reason.
    — Emma Rosenblum, Curbed, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Once the targets are aware that they’ve been swindled, the fraudsters often insult or taunt them.
    — Cezary Podkul, ProPublica, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Over crunchy electric guitars and a pop-punk beat, Swift taunted the new girlfriend of an ex.
    — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 11 July 2023
  • Warm winter jackets taunted him.
    — Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
  • And quite a few are using their new social media real estate to taunt or bash Musk.
    — Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2023
  • How many times does a player have to get into something where they get punched or they get pushed or they get taunted right in their face?
    — CBS News, 24 Feb. 2024
  • This means teaching young children not to pull on tails or ears, not to take away food or toys and not to taunt an animal in any way.
    — Cathy M. Rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Apr. 2021

taunt

2 of 2 noun
  • Punk’s taunts didn’t last long.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Swift has not replied to Trump’s taunts.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2025
  • In time the taunt would become the most famous name in sports.
    — Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Even with new faces, the taunts and trash talk are plentiful.
    — Schuyler Dixon, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2024
  • 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 next time a game in Italy’s domestic league is marred by racist taunts?
    — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2019
  • Wasn’t afraid of the whispers, the taunts, the shadow that follows him around the state.
    — Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star, 11 July 2018
  • Clever taunts goad their target, daring a response.
    — Albert Samaha, Washington Post, 3 June 2026
  • Only the ice would dare utter such a taunt to the Quad God.
    — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Enough to have James yelling back at Skattebo’s taunts.
    — Devon Henderson, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
  • 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
  • From there, Lyonnes shifted into a kind of taunt.
    — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 3 May 2026
  • Who cares how both sides spin the outcome, claim bragging rights, issue the cleverest taunt?
    — Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 10 Jan. 2019
  • That taunt came from the boys playing in Happy Hearts Park.
    — Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
  • After one too many taunts, Everett charged across a table at Rome.
    — Sophia Sun, Variety, 19 July 2023
  • McVay wasn’t aware of the taunt, but hoped Ramsey has changed his outlook.
    — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 27 Sep. 2020
  • Some of them have been caught on camera yelling racist taunts at Black and Asian contestants.
    — Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Now, Craig said Thompson's verbal taunt didn't fuel his play.
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 27 Apr. 2021
  • Players faced taunts and slurs, and were even accused of being communists.
    — ABC News, 30 June 2026
  • The Black students endured racial taunts, heckling and threats during their first week.
    — Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • 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
  • Corncrib taunt visitors, who can roam two miles of leafy trails and snap selfies by a waterfall.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2021
  • This is the taunt implicit in everything Zuckerberg does at this point in his reign.
    — David Roth, The New Republic, 22 Dec. 2021
  • The taunt was at once socially contagious, righteous, and fun.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 19 June 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
  • His response to Trump’s taunts was not directed at the president at all.
    — Ann Bullock, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
  • One of the videos from the incident shows Cruz struggling to escape the hostile crowd amid chants and taunts.
    — Fox News, 18 Oct. 2018
  • Her dreams propelled Jackson toward college — as did a need to avenge the childhood taunts that echoed in his head.
    — Johanna Neuman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
  • 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
  • Don't answer that question over the phone, because this is Ghostface's trademark taunt.
    — Steven Thrash, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2023

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