torn

Example Sentences

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“At the same time as architectural homes are being marketed as high-end, collectible art, others are being torn down to build new,” midcentury modern architecture expert Adriene Biondo said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Every offseason, rosters are torn apart by the transfer portal and the NBA draft.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

In the years since, Glenn said he had spotted various signs of Bigfoot, through unidentified faeces, hoots and animal remains torn apart in ways which would require extreme strength.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

In Russia, tsarist monuments were replaced by statues of Communist leaders, which in turn were torn down — statues of Stalin also fell in Hungary, Georgia and Albania.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

There was a rip along the seam where a page had been torn out.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova