rend asunder

Example Sentences

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The ship is made to struggle with the elements, and the giant has been tamed to obedience, and is manacled in bonds which an earthquake would hardly rend asunder.

From Our Hundred Days in Europe by Holmes, Oliver Wendell

S: The heavens may almost rend asunder from above them and the angels sing the praise of their Lord and ask forgiveness for those on earth; now surely Allah is the Forgiving, the Merciful.

From Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side by Ali, Abdullah Yusuf

Now is the time to show forth the true signs of God, to rend asunder the veils of idle fancy, to promote the Word of God, and to sacrifice ourselves in His path.

From Memorials of the Faithful by `Abdu'l-Bahá

I love it too well; I want the severing hand of trial to rend asunder the thousand evil passions which connect me with it.

From Memoir of Mary L. Ware, Wife of Henry Ware, Jr. by Hall, Edward B.

He has lived through wars, insurrections, and revolutions, and with skill and tact has held in check all the contending factions which have striven and are still striving to rend asunder his empire.

From From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People by Hedin, Sven Anders