tearing

Example Sentences

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I'd fought tooth and nail to keep him and, back fit again, he was tearing us up the table in what is now League One, scoring some spectacular goals.

From BBC

In the lee of a boulder, a circle of sphinxes was eating something meaty and unidentifiable, tearing at it with teeth as long as his fingers and twice as thick.

From Literature

Two years earlier, he also triumphed despite tearing an abdominal muscle in the third round.

From BBC

Because in the few days since I checked it out of the library, I’m having trouble tearing myself away from it.

From Literature

"I was completely in the dark and I was tearing my hair out. That was really stressful."

From BBC