tore
Example Sentences
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Sunday's flood tore through the Gorkha district as children and communities prepared to mark the first day of the Dashain festival, a major moment in the Nepali calendar.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
They also fed more frequently and for longer stretches as they tore apart, pulled at, manipulated, and consumed the carcasses.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
For three quarters, Allen looked nothing like the devastating double-threat quarterback who tore through the first two games, wins over Houston and Detroit in which Buffalo scored a combined 77 points.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
Three successive hurricanes tore through the spine of Florida’s citrus belt and uprooted entire groves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Union soldiers hacked pianos, tore apart featherbeds, rifled through drawers and diaries.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
