tear
Example Sentences
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Many of them broke down in tears following the verdict.
From BBC
“She listens with sympathy. She would rather wipe their tears than be home. Home is devoid of ideas.”
From Salon
Puig, who missed all of 2025 because of a torn ACL in his left knee, told his coach he needed another surgery, one that will sideline him this season as well.
From Los Angeles Times
As an impoverished and ailing Mozart struggles to complete his “Requiem” before his death at the age of 35, Salieri is torn between his fidelity to music and his loyalty to his own career.
From Los Angeles Times
Still, divisions remain over the course of monetary policy, with officials torn between deteriorating economic conditions on the one hand and concerns over sticky inflation on the other.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
