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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
No matter the format, “Walküre” is a rending portrait of love, family and regret; Sunday’s performance wasn’t any different.
From New York Times • Sep. 20, 2022
She holds the sum of these feelings in her anxious darting glances along with a rending sadness, making us understand why a girl like that would find comfort in Bush's best-known anthem.
From Salon • May 30, 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
