torn

Example Sentences

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It’s a torn piece of paper with a heart drawn on it.

From Literature

Even Granny Mallon in an old woolen nightgown torn up the side was propped up against the stone wall.

From Literature

With the ball, tasked with defending a below-par 169, their bowlers were torn apart, none more so than the usually reliable Jansen, who leaked 29 runs from his two powerplay overs.

From BBC

Many residents in Tehran were torn between fear of the bombings and hope that the government's days might now be numbered.

From Barron's

They feel imprisoned "like a bird whose wings have been torn off" but struggle on, defiant in their own way.

From Barron's