tear

Example Sentences

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As for throwing the splitter, Fleisig said, “There doesn’t seem to be any biomechanical data to say that you’re more inclined to tear your UCL.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

UCU general secretary Jo Grady said staff were "rightly outraged that management wants to slash pension benefits, tear up local and national agreements and divide the workforce".

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

He had no right to unilaterally tear down part of the White House.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

Netflix stock has been on a tear ever since the video streamer dropped out of the bidding war for Warner Bros.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Penelope could not tear her eyes away from the receding sled.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood