torn

Example Sentences

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I was just trying to de-escalate, and I’m like, “Chill—I’m not harming anybody, and I have two torn shoulders.”

From Slate • May 19, 2026

My knee was aching, likely a callback to surgery at 16 to repair torn ligaments.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Sunny, meanwhile, is torn between pursuing her career and remaining with the man who can’t fully commit for the sake of their kid.

From Salon • May 11, 2026

The couple said they were torn over the question of selling the property which they said was visited all year round.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

It functioned in this way until 1960, when it was torn down to make room for new construction in a thriving new Germany.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom