tore

Example Sentences

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After a few days, Andre Calixte, the math teacher, tore it down and ripped it up.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

The resulting floods tore through the landscape, carving deep channels as the water rushed downhill.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

“He had the ability if he was developed and stayed healthy. I think he probably overthrew and tore his rotator cuff and nobody knew it.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Canada had its second-worst fire year on record last year as wildfires tore through 5.3 million hectares of forest.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

But I was also starving, and I watched hungrily as Frederick and Bruno tore through my satchel and ate all the food I had packed.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff