tear up
Example Sentences
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UCU general secretary Jo Grady said staff were "rightly outraged that management wants to slash pension benefits, tear up local and national agreements and divide the workforce".
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
Ignoring Mansfield’s dying instructions “to tear up and burn as much as possible,” Murry published his wife’s journals and letters, editing them to ensure that she emerged as a figure of romantic tragedy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
Silver prices have been on a tear, up almost 150% in the last year, with a record high above $82 reached last Sunday.
From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026
“Who’s ready to tear up this slip?” state Rep. Mihaela Plesa said Tuesday, ripping the written agreement at the doors to the House chamber.
From Salon • Aug. 20, 2025
C.J. shares one that doesn’t even sound like a poem, really, although it’s so powerful it makes me tear up.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
