tore
Example Sentences
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As he tore past the Atlanta sideline, he glanced over and playfully raised his hand to form a G-rated gesture.
From Los Angeles Times
Tensions from the affair had distracted Nestlé’s upper management for much of Freixe’s 12 months in charge, according to people familiar with the matter, and tore a chunk out of its top ranks.
Heavy industrial traffic tore up rural roads that were never built for that kind of weight, and the counties hit the hardest didn’t have the money or manpower to keep up with the damage.
From Salon
In February, a tornado, with winds of up to 85 mph, tore roofs off mobile homes in Oxnard and ripped power cables to the ground.
From Los Angeles Times
Members of the opposition tore up paper copies of the bill on the Knesset floor.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
