They had to take a tortuous route over the mountains to escape.
The path to peace in the Middle East is still as tortuous as it has ever been.
The plots of soap operas become increasingly tortuous as they compete to attract viewers.
Training for a marathon can be a tedious and torturous business.
He survived six torturous years in the jungle after being kidnapped by guerrilla fighters.
The audience sat for three torturous hours through the out-of-tune school production.
The beggar put on a tortured look in order to attract the sympathy of passers-by.
The county court judge had to decide whether the man’s severe pruning of his neighbour’s hedge amounted to a tortious act.