tearing
Example Sentences
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Wildfires are tearing through France and Spain, forcing more than 300,000 people to evacuate their homes.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Jackson didn’t get a chance for revenge after tearing an anterior cruciate ligament in May, making the Sparks’ 102-87 win at Crypto.com Arena not a true litmus test.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
She redecorated her childhood bedroom to match her adult aesthetic, tearing down her Twilight posters and choir awards and hanging a floral tapestry and framed landscapes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
Instead of a caregiving crisis bringing families together out of shared love for an ailing parent, it’s tearing many of them apart.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
As darkness began to fall at five thirty, the wind shifted once again and quickly blew up into a gale, tearing the tops off the waves.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
