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Example Sentences
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And so a proper rending of garments was had.
From Slate • Sep. 25, 2024
In that trio of songs, Spyres the Bel Canto star was most in his element: his tenor both riveting and rending, his high notes both tossed off and made to bloom with long crescendos.
From New York Times • Sep. 8, 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
At least, I think that horrid screaming, silent sobbing and rending of garments indicates confusion.
From Washington Post • Jun. 24, 2022
What did that have to do with this momentous rending of the veil, I wondered.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
