tear
Example Sentences
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In February, a tornado, with winds of up to 85 mph, tore roofs off mobile homes in Oxnard and ripped power cables to the ground.
From Los Angeles Times
As the traditional inflation hedge, gold has been on a tear all year.
From Barron's
In one episode, you choose to cover a brick wall instead of tearing it down and building a new one.
From Los Angeles Times
Mr Ahmed, a US permanent resident, had warned that being detained and possibly deported would tear him away from his American wife and child.
From BBC
Injured, Mr. Bitton couldn’t speak, but as we recited the Shema—“Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord Is One”—tears welled in his eyes.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
