racked by in English

tormented by -, tortured by -

Use "racked by" in a sentence

1. He was racked by remorse.

2. He was too racked by sobs to reply.

3. His already infirm body was racked by high fever.

4. Sixteenth-century Europe was racked by war and disputes involving religion.

5. Cain’s attitude became progressively racked by jealousy, contention, and fits of anger.

6. Without it, she was racked by a feeling of utter desolation.

7. Where can such coherence be found in a society racked by change?

8. I was so racked by rheumatism that I could neither sit nor stand.

9. But these things, though much needed, only address the symptoms of a society racked by racial polarization.

10. Or it may be that Christians are enduring in a land racked by civil war or intertribal killings.

11. In Paradise, those who are now racked by the effects of old age will be strong and healthy again.

12. “Finally, exhausted, her body racked by the effects of diabetes, she passed away at the age of sixty-seven.

13. He must learn to relax more, not be racked by the tortured tenseness that had afflicted him for the past weeks.

14. His words echoed in the emptiness of his mind as his frail, emaciated body began to Convulse and was racked by involuntary spasms.: Jessica reached for the button to summon the nurse even as Sam's body began to Convulse.: The capacity of trivial events to Convulse the media and political commentators never ceases to amaze.: A year later, it happened again, causing the emergency medical system