rending
Example Sentences
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And so a proper rending of garments was had.
From Slate • Sep. 25, 2024
The rending of hair and gnashing of teeth has begun.
From Salon • Mar. 5, 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
But where successful, Tcherniakov’s approach is thoughtful, if rending.
From New York Times • Oct. 10, 2022
A noise of rending and crashing came dully through the ponderous stone.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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