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Example Sentences

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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

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