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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

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

McIntosh made field recordings there a few months before it was devastated by a fire, and the resulting piece is a subtly rending reflection on the climate crisis, and what can be salvaged from ashes.

From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2022

Instantly his followers scrambled into the bushes as their Chief ripped the tapestry into shreds, his mighty claws rending and tearing as he roared madly: “It’s a fake, a copy, worthless trash. Aaaaaarrgh!”

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques