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Example Sentences
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And so a proper rending of garments was had.
From Slate • Sep. 25, 2024
Holley is volcanically self-expressive in his visual art, whether rending tiny wires into human profiles or planning massive statues from uncut granite and gleaming metal.
From Washington Post • Mar. 10, 2023
At the time, police also arrested and charged Clemmons’ sister, his aunt, a cousin and his half-brother with a variety of crimes, including rending medical aid to the wounded Clemmons.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2022
In that trio of songs, Spyres the Bel Canto star was most in his element: his tenor both riveting and rending, his high notes both tossed off and made to bloom with long crescendos.
From New York Times • Sep. 8, 2022
He heard the cataclysmic rending of stone and metal as the ground gave way.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
