rending

Example Sentences

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And so a proper rending of garments was had.

From Slate • Sep. 25, 2024

To Polley, more heart rending was that it proved that such a conversation is possible to have, in a hayloft or anywhere else.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 23, 2022

At least, I think that horrid screaming, silent sobbing and rending of garments indicates confusion.

From Washington Post • Jun. 24, 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

The trees, swung by strong arms, smote the timbers with a rending boom.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien