tear

Example Sentences

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“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

The stock eventually found its footing and went on a tear the next year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

The US National Trust for Historic Preservation filed a lawsuit to stop the construction, saying "no president is legally allowed to tear down portions of the White House without any review whatsoever".

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

After a day of largely peaceful demonstrations on Saturday, including a counter-protest in support of ICE, some protesters attempted to breach a police barricade, prompting police to use tear gas.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

It had teeth as long as his forearm and claws that could tear apart an oak tree.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell