tear

Example Sentences

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If it touches the 10 million ceiling, Bern would be constitutionally required to tear up its free-movement agreement with the European Union, risking access to a market that absorbs over half of Swiss exports.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

“Wuthering Heights” looks just as the voracious reader imagines it as they tear through the novel: drafty houses, windy moors, color and texture that bound from the screen.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

AFP journalists saw several people arrested by police, who also fired tear gas to disperse the growing crowds.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

The wear and tear of working in warehouses for 20 years has also aggravated his health issues.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

He could pull books out of the bookcases and tear their pages out.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry