torn
Example Sentences
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On the eve of the Civil War, the Columbian Register lamented the growing likelihood of “the stars of our political firmament” being “torn from their orbits, and plunging madly about, or tilting one the other.”
You hesitate for an instant, torn between the invitingly warm lower level and the formidable set of stairs leading upward.
Hurricane Melissa had torn across the island where the British boxer's father, brothers and sisters lived.
From BBC
Just a few hours after the game, which ended in a loss that eliminated the Chiefs from postseason contention, the team said its star quarterback had suffered a torn knee ligament.
The Colts came calling after starter Daniel Jones suffered a season-ending torn Achilles tendon last Sunday and rookie backup Riley Leonard sustained an undisclosed knee injury.
From Los Angeles Times
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