tear
Example Sentences
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In Russia, tsarist monuments were replaced by statues of Communist leaders, which in turn were torn down — statues of Stalin also fell in Hungary, Georgia and Albania.
From Los Angeles Times
“I used to wonder where tears come from endlessly when we are sad,” said Rai, sitting at the riverside restaurant she built on the highway to Rangpo.
Construction is already well underway, after the East Room was torn down in a matter of days last autumn.
From BBC
It involved a witness switching sides, repeated arguments with the judge and tears.
From BBC
The real cause for the explosion in torn ulnar collateral ligaments is now believed to be high velocities.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
