torn-up
Example Sentences
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"I had garages leaning to one side, everything looked torn up and ugly because I was using people with no experience."
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
Scores of artists have reportedly torn up their invitations, several board members -- including the festival chair -- have quit, and the blocked author's lawyers have demanded an explanation.
From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026
Nothing could have provided a more suitable host than an area of prairie where native grasses had been scythed away and the ground torn up by metal ploughshares and the hooves of a farmer’s horses.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025
Floor boards, walls and the living room ceiling will need to be torn up and replaced.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025
“You think you’re going to fight a giant robot pelican suit that’s torn up half the school?”
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
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