torn

Example Sentences

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Near the entrance to the Panama Canal, a monument to China's contributions to the interoceanic waterway was torn down Saturday night by order of local authorities.

From Barron's

"The doors and roof were shaking, old roofs were torn," a 70-year-old man told us.

From BBC

Many of the families torn apart by the Glass House raid did not have plans in place, said Lopez, the community organizer, and some families were resistant because they believed they wouldn’t be affected.

From Los Angeles Times

Kelce knows Kansas City are in transition and even if Mahomes - who has torn ligaments in his left knee - can play at the start of next season, he is unlikely to be fully fit.

From BBC

She spoke of a "family torn apart" and said that grief "has made a home from the hole in our heart".

From BBC