torn
Example Sentences
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Streaming too has increased the reach of her shows, but she’s personally torn about the binge model.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
You can see somebody torn between their better judgment, their core instinct, their humanity, and someone who is so frustrated that they’re stepping toward a kind of nihilism.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Many were already torn over the war, traumatized by Oct. 7th and staggered by an unfamiliar blast of antisemitism in what has long been a haven.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
If your brioche is very fresh, spread the torn bread chunks onto another baking sheet and toast for 5 to 8 minutes, just until lightly dried at the edges.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
“That will be quite enough of that. The poor window curtain! All the loops are torn off. It will not hang up properly again without a good deal of mending.”
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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