tear
Example Sentences
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“Hard assets have been on a tear to start the year, with the precious-metals rally of last year now spilling over into industrial metals,” Velis said.
From MarketWatch
The arriving fighters were met with tears and vows of vengeance from hundreds of people who gathered to greet them in the northeastern Kurdish city of Qamishli, according to AFP correspondents at the scene.
From Barron's
The BBC reported that the injury is not an anterior cruciate ligament tear but does involve damage to the bone and ligament.
From Barron's
One person has died and 300 homes and buildings have been destroyed in bushfires that have torn across south-east Australia.
From BBC
The teenage girls, during their encounter with the Supreme Leader, broke into tears and rushed him from all sides.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
