rend asunder

Example Sentences

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While endeavoring to tear up and rend asunder the Constitution, its strong fibres have recoiled, and caught them in the cleft.

From The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 by Webster, Daniel

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

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

This was the nation which the Secessionists proposed to rend asunder.

From The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement by Merriam, George Spring

A network was around him—around them both—which even Helston Varne’s acumen and infinite resource would be powerless to rend asunder.

From The Heath Hover Mystery by Mitford, Bertram