rend asunder
Example Sentences
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S: The heavens may almost rend asunder from above them and the angels sing the praise of their Lord and ask forgiveness for those on earth; now surely Allah is the Forgiving, the Merciful.
From Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side by Ali, Abdullah Yusuf
I then desired to pierce the distant haze, and to rend asunder the mysterious curtain that hung across the horizon.
From A Journey to the Interior of the Earth by Verne, Jules
Tremendous new forces would rend asunder the Earth, its moon, and Antrid.
From The Copper-Clad World by Vincent, Harl
The mighty struggle was to rend asunder these new-formed and holy ties.
From Mark Hurdlestone Or, The Two Brothers by Moodie, Susanna
A network was around him—around them both—which even Helston Varne’s acumen and infinite resource would be powerless to rend asunder.
From The Heath Hover Mystery by Mitford, Bertram
