torn
Example Sentences
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I was torn between signing and going on to a four-year college on a scholarship.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
"It is a pretty-looking thing," he concedes, plucking fragments off a clump torn from a carpet of green moss.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
“Ask any mother whose child has been torn away so mercilessly. Nothing takes this pain away, nor will it, I am sure, for as long as I live.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
It soon emerged that he had a torn meniscus that threatened his chances of reaching the Milan Cortina Games.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Very gingerly, Owen pulled his friend’s torn ski mask off his head.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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