tear out
Example Sentences
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When Sir Keir Starmer became Labour leader, he promised to "tear out this poison by its roots."
From BBC • Jul. 17, 2025
For years, he recalled in his Television Academy Foundation interview, he’d tear out advertisements from Life magazine and, behind a closed bedroom door, he’d ad-lib commercials as he pretended to be on the radio.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2025
Growers tear out vineyards due to age and damage, and Bitter said some have been taking out red wine grapes because of changing market preferences.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2025
This is where you tear out your hair.
From Slate • Oct. 10, 2024
But as the rope felt his mass, it groaned and the bamboo stakes began to tear out of the ground.
From "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" by Grace Lin
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