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And so a proper rending of garments was had.
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2024
Holley is volcanically self-expressive in his visual art, whether rending tiny wires into human profiles or planning massive statues from uncut granite and gleaming metal.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 10, 2023
Hear how, alongside precision, the purity of sound — in the strings, and in Lucile Richardot’s robust yet smooth tone — maintains rending beauty and a softly dancing lilt.
From New York Times ● Dec. 22, 2022
It was not Mount St. Helens that blew, but a gash that appeared in the earth, rending the real world and allowing that monster-y dimension, the Upside Down, more entry.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2022
It was nice to see him, but always by the end of the dream he was gone, and in some horrible rending kind of way.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
