torn
Example Sentences
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"It felt like I had finally found a missing part of myself in Ghana," she says."Leaving felt like being torn away from somewhere my soul belonged."
From BBC
There’s also an empty plastic water bottle and torn food wrappers on the bedside table.
From Literature
I look out at our group and see a procession of broken people—unwashed, our hair caked with dirt, our clothes torn, open wounds on our feet, losing faith in everything we once held dear.
From Literature
Four homes have been already torn down this winter due to erosion, with six more already starting to be demolished on Monday.
From BBC
The President’s House Site, featuring ruins of the house that was mostly torn down in 1832, didn’t emphasize Washington’s considerable virtues.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
