tear

Example Sentences

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Shares of U.S. liquefied-natural-gas companies have been on a tear, as higher gas prices will juice profits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

He had no right to unilaterally tear down part of the White House.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

Emerging markets started the year on a tear.

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

The grade-two calf tear he sustained originated from a "freak accident" when he overstretched at the end of his semi-final, straining the muscle which eventually gave out in the medal race.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

I tear my eyes away and fix them onto translucent holograms emitting from small pucks on the ground, positioned at the corners of some of these tents.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer