tearing

Example Sentences

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“I am on the road to complete recovery,” he said, tearing up.

From Los Angeles Times

"These are our children, these are our warriors, they defended us," said Olga, 55, tearing up.

From Barron's

In its fury, the bear was clawing at the mouth of the cave, uprooting the yew and tearing it apart.

From Literature

"We want traffic slowing down a bit – there's a school there and there's a care home here on the left, and the traffic comes tearing down here".

From BBC

News of the discovery left actor Purves, 87, tearing up after travelling to Leicester on Wednesday to attend what he believed were going to be interviews with the media about television in the 1960s.

From BBC